Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Delicious homemade Chinese five spice chicken recipe made of juicy tender roasted chicken with soy sauces, fresh herbs, cooking wine, and Classic Asian five spice marinade.

Full written recipe ▶️ khinskitchen.com/five-spice-chicken

📃 Ingredients
Chicken and Marinade
▢1 Whole Chicken About 1.5 kg/53oz ( skin-on chicken cut into big pieces )
▢4 tbsp Light soy sauce
▢3 tbsp Dark soy sauce
▢1 tsp Salt
▢1 tsp White pepper powder Or black pepper
▢1 tsp Chinese five spice powder
▢1 tbsp Shao Xing Wine
▢1 tsp Grated garlic
▢1 tbsp Sugar optional
▢3-4 slices Ginger
▢4-5 stalks Spring onions white part
Basting sauce
▢1 tbsp Honey
▢1 tsp Cooking oil vegetable or neutral flavour oil
▢Leftover sauce from chicken marinade
▢1 tbsp Water

Direction
Cut the whole chicken into 4 pieces.
Marinate the chicken with spices from 1 hour to overnight.
Bake the chicken in the preheated oven at 180°C (350°F ) for 25-30 minutes.
Make the basting sauce with leftover marinade sauce, honey and oil.
After 30 minutes of baking, baste the chicken with basting sauce.
Next, bake for another 20mins.
Finish with basting sauce again before serving.
Cut into medium slices and enjoy with steamed vegetables or rice.

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