Gai Yang With Spicy Sweet Sour Dipping Sauce Recipe

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Gai Yang With Spicy Sweet Sour Dipping Sauce
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Ingredients
19
Count
Nutrition
474
Calories
Total time
20
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. To brine the chicken: Dissolve sugar and salt in 2 quarts cold water in large container or bowl; submerge chicken in brine and refrigerate at least 30 minutes but not longer than 1 hour. Rinse chicken under cool running water and pat dry with paper towels.
  2. For the dipping sauce: Whisk ingredients in small bowl until sugar dissolves. Let stand 1 hour at room temperature to allow flavors to meld.
  3. To make and apply the rub: Combine all rub ingredients in small bowl; work mixture with fingers to thoroughly combine. Slide fingers between skin and meat to loosen skin, taking care not to detach skin. Rub about 2 tablespoons mixture under skin. Thoroughly rub even layer of mixture onto all exterior surfaces, including bottom and sides. Repeat with remaining chicken pieces. Place chicken in medium bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate while preparing grill.
  4. To grill the chicken: Using chimney starter, ignite about 6 quarts (1 large chimney, or 2 1/2 pounds) charcoal briquettes and burn until covered with thin coating of light gray ash, about 15 minutes. Empty coals into grill; build two-level fire by arranging all coals in even layer in one half of grill. Position grill grate over coals, cover grill, and heat until grate is hot, about 5 minutes (grill should be medium-hot; you can hold your hand 5 inches above grill grate for 4 seconds); scrape grill grate clean with grill brush. Using long-handled grill tongs, dip wad of paper towels in vegetable oil and wipe grill grate. Place chicken, skin-side down, on hotter side of grill; cook until browned, about 3 minutes. Using tongs, flip chicken breasts and cook until browned on second side, about 3 minutes longer. Move chicken skin-side up to cool side of grill and cover with disposable aluminum roasting pan; continue to cook until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast (not touching bone) registers 160 degrees, 10 to 15 minutes longer. Transfer chicken to platter; let rest 10 minutes. Serve, passing sauce separately.
  5. Taking Thai Chicken Indoors. If you don't have a grill, heat your oven to 450 degrees and adjust an oven rack to the lower-middle position, as food tends to brown more deeply and evenly toward the bottom of the oven. Set the brined, rubbed chicken on a flat wire roasting rack and place the rack over a baking sheet lined with foil. Roast the chicken for 15 minutes, rotate the pan, and then cook for an additional 15 minutes. The skin should be light golden brown, and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of each breast (not touching any bone) should register 160 degrees. To get the same deep brown exterior that the grill provides, finish the chicken with a quick shot under the broiler (2 to 3 minutes, with the chicken 6 to 8 inches from the broiler element). This pass under the broiler will help to crisp the skin, but the skin will probably not be quite as crisp as it is in the grilled version. The flavors, however, will be just as good.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 474.07 Kcal (1985 kJ)
Calories from fat 178.55 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.84g 31%
Cholesterol 74.84mg 25%
Sodium 15328.82mg 639%
Potassium 442.05mg 9%
Total Carbs 57.26g 19%
Sugars 42.74g 171%
Dietary Fiber 2.11g 8%
Protein 20.36g 41%
Vitamin C 19mg 32%
Iron 1.9mg 11%
Calcium 86.9mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 195.55 Kcal (819 kJ)
Calories from fat 73.65 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.18g 31%
Cholesterol 30.87mg 25%
Sodium 6323mg 639%
Potassium 182.34mg 9%
Total Carbs 23.62g 19%
Sugars 17.63g 171%
Dietary Fiber 0.87g 8%
Protein 8.4g 41%
Vitamin C 7.8mg 32%
Iron 0.8mg 11%
Calcium 35.9mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.7
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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