Ayam BBQ Cina
The marinade for this chicken is based on the famous Chinese BBQ Pork (Char Siu), a very popular recipe on my blog! It’s sweet, savoury, sticky, laced with Chinese Five Spice. Add your own touch like ginger and chilli for a kick! The red food colouring is optional – it gives the chicken the reddish

Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
- Place Marinade ingredients in a ziplock bag or bowl and mix to combine.
- Add chicken and mix to coat. Marinade for 3 – 24 hours.
- Optional: Cut chicken into bite size or large pieces and thread onto skewers. Use 1 skewer for small pieces, 2 for large, like pictured in post.
- Heat half the oil in a heavy based skillet over medium high heat, or BBQ on medium (if using grill side, brush oil on bars).
- Remove chicken from marinade (RESERVE for basting) and place in the skillet - cook in 2 batches, don't crowd the pan. Cook for 4 minutes then turn.
- Use the Marinade to baste the cooked side of the chicken. After 3 minutes, turn the chicken over so the basted side is now cooking again - cook for 1 minute.
- Baste the chicken, then turn again and cook for 45 sec - 1 min.
- Transfer chicken to a plate, cover loosely with foil and rest for 5 minutes.
- Serve, garnished with green onions / scallions if using!
Nutrition per serving
366kcal
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$730.00
$730.00
Per Serving
$183.00/serving
$183.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$1460.00 vs buying!
~$1460.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (77% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| arlic cloves | 2 g | $3.00 |
| brown sugar | 2 tsp | $1.00 |
| honey | 0.5 tbsp | $9.00 |
| hoisin sauce | 0.5 tbsp | $8.00 |
| oyster sauce | 2 tsp | $13.00 |
| light soy sauce | 1.5 tbsp | $23.00 |
| Chinese five spice powder | 0.5 tsp | - |
| sesame oil | 0.5 tsp | $2.00 |
| Few drops red food colouring | - | - |
| / 1.5lb chicken thigh fillets | 750 g | $659.00 |
| vegetable oil | 1 tbsp | $12.00 |
| – 12 bamboo skewers | 10 | - |
| Green onions / scallions | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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