{"id":3107,"date":"2026-04-05T00:42:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3107"},"modified":"2026-04-05T00:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:42:49","slug":"char-siu-chicken-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/char-siu-chicken-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Char Siu Chicken Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Char Siu Chicken Recipe<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>300 grams chicken thighs (fatty ones preferred for juiciness)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Marinade:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tbsp honey<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp light soy sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp oyster sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Instructions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prepare the chicken:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Trim excess skin if needed, but keep some fat for flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the marinade:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In a bowl, mix honey, light soy sauce, and oyster sauce until smooth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marinate:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Coat the chicken thighs evenly with the marinade.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, ideally 3\u20134 hours or overnight for maximum flavor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the chicken:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 200\u00b0C (400\u00b0F).<\/li>\n<li>Line a baking tray with foil and place a rack on top.<\/li>\n<li>Arrange the chicken thighs on the rack.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 20\u201325 minutes, then brush with extra marinade.<\/li>\n<li>Flip the chicken, brush again, and bake for another 15\u201320 minutes until caramelized and fully cooked (internal temperature should reach 75\u00b0C \/ 165\u00b0F).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Optional finishing:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>For extra char, place under a broiler for 2\u20133 minutes per side, keeping a close eye so it doesn\u2019t burn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Slice the chicken and serve with steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, or in a bao bun for an authentic Asian twist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Char Siu Chicken Recipe Ingredients: 300 grams chicken thighs (fatty ones preferred for juiciness) Marinade: 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3109,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3107\/revisions\/3109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}