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We love spicy foods. This dish is spicy and sweet dish. Add some rice and a side of salad or cool cucumbers and you’ll have a delicious and satisfying meal!
Are Spicy Foods Cooling?
Yes!! Eating spicy foods can cool you on a hot day. Spices like ginger, chili peppers and cayenne can make you sweat. When you sweat your body cools down.
If it’s a hot day, grill up something hot and spicy and see how fast you cool down. These skewers are perfect for this!
Making the Skewers –
Start with the marinade. The chicken needs to sit in it for at least 2 hours, even better if it’s three or four.
Put all the marinade ingredients into a glass dish and mix well. Make sure everything is well blended.
Open the thighs up and
slice them into long strips.
Push the strips down into the marinade until they are fully covered.
Cover the dish and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.
Remove the chicken from the marinade and thread evenly onto skewers.
Heat the grill up to high. If you are using a grill pan, be sure to spray it with cooking oil. The sugars will burn on it.
Cook the chicken about 2 minutes on each side.
While it’s cooking, place the marinade and the remaining ingredients into a small saucepan.
Bring it to a boil and simmer, stirring often, until it’s thick and syrupy.
Brush it on both sides the chicken, then cook the meat another 2 or 3 minutes on each side.
Serve hot with rice and garnish with sesame seeds and sliced green onion.
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Sticky, spicy and sweet - totally satisfying and a great summer grill meal.
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 2 Tablespoon honey
- 2 Tablespoon cornstarch
- green onions, sliced for garnish
- sesame seeds, white or black, for garnish
- 4 Tablespoons neutral vegetable oil (like avocado or canola)
- 4 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 4 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 2-1/2 teaspoons seasame oil
- 3 Tablespoons red onion, chopped
- 4 large cloves garlic, crushed or grated
- 3 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
- 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 Tablespoons gochujang paste (Korean chili paste)
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Start with the marinade. The chicken needs to sit in it for at least 2 hours, even better if it's three or four.
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Put all the marinade ingredients into a glass dish and mix well. Make sure everything is well blended.
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Open the thighs up and slice them into long strips.
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Push the strips down into the marinade until they are fully covered.
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Cover the dish and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.
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Remove the chicken from the marinade and thread evenly onto skewers.
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Heat the grill up to high. If you are using a grill pan, be sure to spray it with cooking oil. The sugars will burn on it.
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Cook the chicken about 2 minutes on each side.
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While it's cooking, place the marinade and the remaining ingredients into a small saucepan.
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Bring it to a boil, then simmer, stirring often, until it's thick and syrupy.
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Brush it on both sides the chicken, then cook the meat another 2 or 3 minutes on each side.
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Serve hot with rice and garnish with sesame seeds and sliced green onion.
You can substitute the rice vinegar with white wine vinegar. Also, the gochujang and be substituted with sriracha sauce.
© Copyright 2024 The Lazy Gastronome
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Chicken, spice, open flame… I’m in! I have all the ingredients and I can’t wait to make this again. It’s a favourite around our dinner table.
Excellent Korean chicken skewer recipe! I doubled the gochujang paste for that extra hot spiciness!
Was looking for ideas to use the Gochujang paste I got a while ago and this hit just the spot. The sweet and spicy combination is just so addictive and these skewers were a hit with everyone.
This was absolutely delicious! Those charred bits were so good.
Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe—we’re excited to fire up the grill and savor the bold and savory taste of these mouthwatering skewers. With a hint of Korean inspiration, these spicy chicken skewers will surely be a hit at any gathering or barbecue!
Definitely a wow! This Korean Chicken skewers looks incredibly delicious! Texture looks great and the juiciness makes it so enticing! Loved it!
I love the spice in this chicken skewer recipe! Bring on all the summer recipes!
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Helen, this recipe is something I know I’d keep. I just printed (and saved) it to stick it to my “dishes to try” board in the kitchen. :) Thank you for sharing!
Thanks!! It really did come out good. Thinking of trying it with tempeh.