Oven-Baked Soy Sauce Chicken Breasts

Juicy and very tasty. For any holiday! Chicken breasts in soy sauce in the oven turn out very appetizing and aromatic. This dish looks very beautiful and will be a real decoration for any feast.
cook time: 1h 20 min
Elijah Stroud
Oven-Baked Soy Sauce Chicken Breasts

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

185
Calories
5g
Fat
29g
Carbs
12g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

Basic:

Chicken breasts 2 pc

Sauce:

Brown sugar 150 g
Soy sauce 100 ml
Rice vinegar 100 ml
Garlic 4 clove
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Corn starch 1 tbsp
Ginger 1 tsp
Sesame 1 tsp
Paprika 0.5 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake a breast in the oven? To prepare this dish, use 2 whole bone-in chicken breasts. They can be with or without skin, whichever you prefer. You can replace the breasts with boneless fillets, but you need to use more of them.

Step 2

Step 2
Wash the chicken breasts thoroughly and dry with paper towels. Cut the breasts in half lengthwise to make 4 pieces.

Step 3

Step 3
Place the prepared chicken tightly in a baking dish.

Step 4

Step 4
Now prepare the sauce. You can replace rice vinegar with balsamic or apple cider vinegar. Olive oil can be replaced with sesame oil. You can replace fresh garlic with 1 tsp. with a heap of dry granulated. If you donʼt have dried paprika flakes on hand, substitute regular dried paprika.

Step 5

Step 5
Peel the garlic and grate it on a fine grater or pass it through a press.

Step 6

Step 6
Pour olive oil into a saucepan and add cornstarch.

Step 7

Step 7
Place the saucepan over medium heat and whisk the butter and starch until smooth. There should be no lumps of starch.

Step 8

Step 8
Pour in soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, chopped garlic, ground ginger, ground paprika and sesame seeds. Mix everything well and reduce the sauce, stirring occasionally, until it thickens.

Step 9

Step 9
Adjust the thickness of the sauce according to your taste. I boil it so that it is viscous, but still fluid. This takes about 15 minutes.

Step 10

Step 10
Using a brush, brush the chicken breasts with the prepared sauce. If you wish, you can simply pour all the sauce over the breasts, but I prefer to leave some to periodically brush the chicken while baking. The sauce will just cool and become even thicker. Place the pan in an oven preheated to 180°C and bake for about 45 minutes, periodically pouring sauce from the bottom of the pan or brushing with sauce from the saucepan. The exact baking time depends on your oven.

Step 11

Step 11
Remove the finished breasts from the oven. They should be generously covered with sauce. If during baking all the sauce drains from them, then cool the chicken a little and brush it with the rest of the thickened sauce from the saucepan.

Step 12

Step 12
Then transfer the breasts to a plate, sprinkle with sesame seeds and finely chopped green onions and serve. Bon appetit!

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