Tuesday, 2 July 2013

Ginger Honey Blackpepper Roasted Chicken



This month's theme on Little Thumbs Up is Ginger and hosted by our resident wine guy, Alvin of Chef and Sommelier. I think most of us are very happy with Ginger because there are so many dishes we love that has ginger as an ingredient.

 My first ginger inspired dish is this roast chicken. I love roasted chicken because it is so easy to prepare. Just make a good marinade, mix with the chicken and leave it in the fridge for a few hours or overnight. 


After that you can just put it in the oven and relax. Well, not really because you need to baste the chicken from time to time for good results and turn it over at half time. But it sure beats cooking curry or frying chicken. It is much more hassle free. I usually eat roasted chicken with salad. It is delicious and it is my go to low carb food.


I like to play around with various combinations of ingredients to make a marinade and somehow, ginger features in all my favorite marinades. Ginger helps to cut off any strong chicken smell and it gives off a very refreshing and appetizing aroma.


This roast chicken is also good served with rice or as a sandwich filling. Or shred the meat and mix it into your greens with a good dressing for a delicious chicken salad.






Ginger Honey Blackpepper Roasted Chicken
Recipe source : Adapted from Azie Kitchen

 Ingredients :
- 4 large chicken legs

 Marinade ingredients :
- 1 inch ginger, pounded (or use garlic press to crush the ginger)
- 5 cloves garlic, pounded (or use garlic press to crush the garlic)
- 5 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 4 tablespoons honey
- Enough cracked blackpepper as required

 Method
1. Mix all marinade ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
2. Add chicken legs and coat with marinade.
3. Put the chicken legs and any excess marinade into a freezer bag.
4. Let the chicken marinate for at least 4 hours or overnight in the fridge.
5. Preheat oven the 180C.
6. Place the chicken legs skin down up on a lined baking tray.
7. Roast for about 40 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked.
8. Turn the chicken to skin side up after 20 minutes and baste with marinade from time to time.



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This post is linked to the event, Little Thumbs Up organised by Zoe of Bake for Happy Kids and Doreen of My Little Favourite DIY and hosted by Alvin of Chef and Sommelier
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51 comments:

  1. Esther@thefussfreechef2 July 2013 at 09:39

    Oooohhh i am the first one here yay! Must say your gnger roast chicken looks fabulous! I am starting a low carb diet this week, so am definitely making this one soon.

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  2. Kimmy2 July 2013 at 10:09

    Hi Phong Hong, wow, what a lovely roasted chicken with ginger. I'm drooling. Yes, agreed ginger can be used in many dishes. PH, is there an error in the method Step 6/8 [skin side down or up first?]

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    1. PH2 July 2013 at 11:04

      Kimmy, thanks for pointing out the error! Should be skin side down first. I have corrected the error :)

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  3. Unknown2 July 2013 at 10:49

    Oh gosh, looks so delicious! The roasted chicken is so beautiful!

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    1. PH2 July 2013 at 11:04

      Thanks, Mich! It tasted pretty good and hope you try it :)

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  4. Baby Sumo2 July 2013 at 12:21

    Hi Phong Hong, I also love roast chicken cos it's easy, healthier and the kitchen won't be so dirty unlike fried chicken! Haha looks like we both like chicken maryland too.

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  5. ivy sew http://simplybeautifulhealthyliving.blogspot.com2 July 2013 at 12:46

    Phong Hong, this is indeed finger licking good :)

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  6. suituapui2 July 2013 at 14:13

    Always love honey with meat, chicken or pork... Nice!

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    1. PH2 July 2013 at 18:48

      You are right! I have a pork and honey dish coming soon :)

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  7. Mel2 July 2013 at 15:19

    Look absolutely delicious.

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  8. Anonymous2 July 2013 at 15:44

    Ah Loh! nampok sedaknya buat aku lapor nampok delicious yum- yum boleh kasi aku satu boleh dok I want to try tomorrow must go supermarket and buy chicken thigh

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    1. PH2 July 2013 at 18:49

      EE, you must try this recipe. Very nice, your cucu will love it.

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  9. Esther Lau2 July 2013 at 17:48

    Oh dear！ Your roasted chicken making me drool！Yummy!

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    1. PH2 July 2013 at 18:49

      Esther, hope you try this recipe. I am sure your family will love it!

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  10. Jozelyn Ng2 July 2013 at 21:33

    Your roast drumstick looks so yummy, would like to have a bite!!!

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    1. PH3 July 2013 at 07:37

      Jozelyn, that's my favourite cut of chicken. I don't like breast meat hah! hah!

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  11. Vimitha Durai2 July 2013 at 22:37

    Wish I could have a bite. looks so juicy and yum

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    1. PH3 July 2013 at 07:38

      Vimitha, it was tender and juicy. Hope you try this recipe :)

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  12. kitchen flavours2 July 2013 at 22:54

    Hi Phong Hong,
    I can almost smell the chicken from here! Drooling! Looks so delicious! Roast chicken is always the favourite in my house! And yes, we would surely have some green salad along with it too! Yum!

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    1. PH3 July 2013 at 07:39

      Joyce, whenever I am feeling a bit lazy, I turn to roast chicken hah! hah! It is so convenient and goes so well with salads.

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  13. Queenie2 July 2013 at 23:30

    PH, bila akak tengok gambar ayam ni, terasa malunya jika dibandingkan ngan ayam bakar akak yg hitam legam tuh LOL!...baru akak sedar "wajah" sesuatu masakan tu harus diambil kira, kan? ni main hantam jer ikut suka suki sendiri hihihi....thanks PH dear, banyak pengajaran akak boleh dapat dari sini...

    psst kek coklat semalam, ada lagi ker?...theeee....

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    1. Queenie2 July 2013 at 23:32

      btw ayam tu sexy betul la cayang, baring berpelukan siap tindih peha lagi!
      you memang pandai artsy fartsy!
      wakakakaka lari........

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    2. PH3 July 2013 at 07:46

      Kak Q, ayam bakar yang hitam-hitam tu ada keistimewaan dan kecantikan dia tau! Kalau buat ayam bakar takde hitam-hitam, tak sedap. Yang PH buat ni lain sket. Kek coklat tu dah habis tapi lenkali boleh buat untuk Kak Q. Betul! Tapi kena datang angkat sendiri hee..hee...

      Ya tak ya jugak, ada gaya seksi-seksi sikit. Tapi asal tak lucah kira OK lah tu....hee..hee....

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  14. Chef and Sommelier2 July 2013 at 23:48

    Hi Phing Hing! (Hahaha...)

    Thanks for the prompt support for LTU!

    Really like the crispy brown skin of your roast chicken! BTW, was it a typo error to substitute the pounded ginger with garlic crush?

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    1. PH3 July 2013 at 07:41

      Hi Alvin, hah! hah! What I meant was instead of pounding the garlic and ginger, you could run it through a garlic crush to do the job. Let's see, I will add something to clear the confusion.

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  15. Zoe3 July 2013 at 06:36

    Oh dear Alvin!!! Don't laugh at Phong Hong! I will fix up the linky for you :D

    The addition of ginger does make chicken dishes extra yummy... Your roast chicken looks very good!

    Zoe

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    1. PH3 July 2013 at 07:43

      Thanks, Zoe! Hah! Hah! Throughout the day, I kept hitting i instead of o on my keyboard and typewritter. Don't know why it happened, some kind of curse? Hee..hee...

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  16. mui mui3 July 2013 at 10:51

    Hi Kak Phong Hong,
    I am back .. Hehe
    My dead wifi is alive again ...lol

    Oh! I love roasted chicken Maryland!
    Yours are low carb.. Ngam me! :p
    Thanks for linking :)
    mui

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    1. PH3 July 2013 at 19:08

      Hi adek mui mui! Yah I saw you catching up with your posts with so many yummy recipes :)

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  17. Small Kucing3 July 2013 at 11:38

    wah lau eh.....pui pui sui sui the thigh....looks perfect. Tasted perfect too am sure.

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    1. PH3 July 2013 at 19:09

      Thank you, thank you! The cook also pui pui sui sui hee..hee...

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  18. Love2cook Malaysia3 July 2013 at 20:07

    OMG...the chicken is roasted to perfection! Love it PH :)

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    1. PH4 July 2013 at 18:41

      Thanks, Sri! Any chicken lover will love it :)

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  19. Unknown4 July 2013 at 00:06

    Wow! looks really good. I would definitely try this!

    dressed2dnines.blogspot.com

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    1. PH4 July 2013 at 18:42

      Thank you! Try it, you won't regret it L)

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  20. lena4 July 2013 at 10:20

    MOuthwatering!the colour makes the chicken looks very appealing! yes, love ginger especially in stir fries!

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    1. PH4 July 2013 at 18:42

      Lena, I love lots of ginger in stir fries too!

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  21. Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover4 July 2013 at 14:56

    Remind me I have so long did not roast chicken! your roast chicken sound really yummy!

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    1. PH4 July 2013 at 18:43

      Sonia, I very lazy that's why always choose roasted chicken!

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  22. Amelia5 July 2013 at 14:54

    Hi Phong Hong... wah... your roast chicken look so superb. Really finger licking good. I was so sleepy, now look at your delicious chicken I'm fully awake. :))

    Have a nice day.

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    1. PH6 July 2013 at 11:45

      Hi Amelia, good lah my chicken woke you up hee..hee...

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  23. Rumbling Tummy9 July 2013 at 09:17

    Wow this looks really yummy.

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  24. tinyskillet18 July 2013 at 22:18

    Phong Hong this looks amazing! Your photos do make me want to grab it off the computer screen! I love roast chicken too and the hardest part is trying to decide what seasoning to use each time, so I love getting new and tasty ideas. But I do like all parts of the roasted chicken and I love whole roasted chicken too. I think my husband is getting sick of so much chicken ;)

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    1. PH19 July 2013 at 12:56

      Hi Lyndsey! It would be great if we could grab food from our computer screens! I totally love chicken and can never get sick of it :) I particularly love chicken legs but am not too excited about the breasts.

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  25. Amy Cheong, Desirablerecipes28 July 2013 at 12:34

    Your Roast Chicken wonderfully roasted. If I shred the meat and add into tortilla wrap with vegetables will be heavenly delicious. Will sure make this for my family. Thanks.

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    1. PH28 July 2013 at 13:15

      Thanks, Amy! Yes, it would great in a wrap. I should try that too!

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