Whenever I don’t want to think about what to cook, I just throw together an old stand-by. For chicken – it’s my grilled soy-ginger chicken. It is so easy that you really don’t have to measure anything, which is a good thing since I don’t measure anyway. I just throw the ingredients in a large bowl, whisk, add the chicken and toss to coat. The rest is up to Bobby’s grilling skills. See how easy that was for me?
Yes, it’s easy for me because I already have an idea of the ingredient proportions that make this a great chicken dish. To help you out, the recipe provides amount for each ingredient; however, always taste before pouring over the chicken and adjust the seasoning according to your taste.
Grilled Soy-Ginger Chicken
“*” See Kitchen Notes for more information or links to special ingredients.
- 8 pieces of dark meat chicken thigh and drumstick or 8 pieces of thighs and/or drumsticks – skin and visible fat removed, if you choose.
- 1 Tbsp peanut oil
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp sake
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder*
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder*
- 1 tsp paprika
- Pepper to taste
Whisk together the marinade ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add chicken and toss to coat.
Let marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or more.
- Prepare gas grill or coals for medium-high heat.
- Place chicken on grill and reduce to medium heat.
- Grill 10 to 12 minutes per side.
Garlic and Ginger – Substitute with 2 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
Prep – As you can see in the picture, I removed the chicken skin before grilling. I’m not a big fan of chicken skin unless it’s really, really crispy, so I always remove the skin and any visible fat when I grill or braise chicken pieces. To keep the chicken from sticking to the grill, there is oil to the marinade and you can spray or wipe the grill with oil before cooking the chicken.
There are many, many side dishes that can be served this grilled soy-ginger chicken, but we do have a few favorites. A rice dish is always a nice complement to soy-ginger flavors, but if you want to stay away from the carbs, go with a bok choy or sauteed greens side. To totally take the cooking out of the kitchen and onto the grill, go for some grilled corn. Here are four of our favorites:
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I am feeling hungry now. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
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This sounds delicious MJ! I never thought of using ginger to coat the chicken, but that would add a wonderful spicy warmth to compliment the garlic and soy. I wonder if I could use crystalized ginger – maybe mashed up? Thanks so much for sharing and my mouth is watering 😉
This marinade sounds delicious. I am always looking for new marinades to try with chicken. Thanks for the recipe and thanks for sharing at Showcase Your Talent Thursday!
This looks similar to chicken satay that I absolutely love, will be making this for sure!Thanks MJ!
Aah, I loooove grilled chicken, but sometimes it’s the marinade that turns “grilled chicken” into something amaaaaaaaazing… I haven’t tried this marinade before, so I think next time we fire up the grill I’m going to give this a go 🙂
… Bookmarked the recipe.
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Chicken is my old-stanby dinner. This looks delicious and I’d like to give the recipe a try! Ginegr-garlic paste, how good is that!
I hope you do try it – you’ll love it! And – yes – the ginger garlic paste is awesome! Thanks for stopping by!
hi mj, just looking for something to cook and saw this new post now I have an idea what to cook at dinner =)
Thanks everyone for your comments and for stopping by!
Great meal. I try never to look at the recommended serving sizes, too depressing. Your garlic paste recipe looks so good!
I love these kind of dinners…simple, pantry ingredients with delicious results!
So nice to visit your fun blog! and thanks for yours to Jefferson’s Table. Old standbys are the best and yours is perfect. Best from Montecito, Sherry
Wow what a beautiful grilled chicken 🙂 It looks so juicy and perfect 🙂
Thanks Tes!
Mouth watering way to cook chicken MJ! I love it. And I too often remove the skin from the chicken… it has to be really crunchy for me to get near it!!! hehehe
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I’ve already started the chicken with a spicy rub but I’ll detour to ginger.thanks mjskitchen!
Spicy rub sounds good! Gotta love that chicken!
This looks so good! I will have to make it soon!! Thanks for sharing!
Bev and Peachie – Hope you enjoy it!
This looks awesome MJ! Bookmarked to try. Hubby loves chicken. 🙂
What a simple to make, healthy and yummy way to make chicken!
Thanks Nancy!
This does look good, and I’m guessing it tastes good and smells good. I love old standbys, especially for chicken. My go-to for grilling is a tequila-lime marinade. But I’ll have to give this one a go.
I’ve never tried a tequila-lime marinade, but it sounds delicious. Will have to give it a try! Thanks for stopping by!
This is a good-looking chicken, MJ and I like the simplicity of the recipe. I love it when food are so simple to prepare. I also want to thank you for visiting and commenting on my site the other day. I really appreciate it.
Have a great weekend!
Thanks Ray! Simple, easy, and tasty – that’s how I like it! Thanks for stopping by!