Hoisin Chicken with Cucumber Salad

Name: Hoisin Chicken with Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 seedless cucumber, thinly sliced; 1 2-inch piece fresh ginger, sliced; 5 cloves garlic; 177 milliliters hoisin sauce; 1 jalapeno pepper, stemmed and halved (remove seeds for less heat); 2 Zest and juice of limes, plus lime wedges for garnish; 4 servings Kosher salt; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 red onion, thinly sliced; 118 milliliters rice vinegar; 2 Tbsps rice vinegar; 3 scallions, coarsely chopped; 907 grams skin-on chicken thighs and drumsticks (separate pieces); 2 Tbsps sugar

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Hoisin Chicken with Cucumber Salad a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 415 calories, 30g of protein, and 16g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 50 minutes. A mixture of kosher salt, ginger, onion, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the rice vinegar you could follow this main course with the Red Velvet Mug Cake as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

Prepare the chicken: Preheat a grill to medium on one side.

Ingredients you will need

Whole Chicken

Equipment you will use

Grill

Combine the hoisin sauce, scallions, garlic, ginger, jalapeno, lime zest and juice, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste in a mini food processor or blender; process until almost smooth. Season the chicken with salt; toss with the hoisin mixture in a large bowl.

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Salt And Pepper

Hoisin Sauce

Lime Zest

Green Onions

Jalapeno Pepper

Whole Chicken

Vinegar

Garlic

Ginger

Juice

Salt

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Food Processor

Blender

Bowl

Make the salad: Bring the vinegar, sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring.

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Vinegar

Sugar

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat; stir in 1/4 cup ice cubes until melted. Toss the cucumber and red onion in a serving bowl with the vinegar mixture; place in the refrigerator.

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Ice Cubes