Five-spice Chicken Breasts With Hoisin Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 1/3 cup kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons chinese five spice powder
• 4 (6 ounce) boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 cup ice
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon chinese five spice powder
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 combine water, kosher salt, 3 tbsp brown sugar, and 2 tbsp soy sauce in a large bowl and stir until salt and sugar have dissolved.
• 2 stir in 2 tbsp five-spice powder.
• 3 pour mixture into a large ziplock bag.
• 4 rinse chicken with cold water.
• 5 place chicken and ice in bag with the salt mixture.
• 6 refrigerate for 2 hours, turning several times.
• 7 remove chicken from bag and pat dry with paper towels.
• 8 discard the brine/marinade.
• 9 combine hoisin sauce, sesame oil, ginger, 1 1/2 tsp brown sugar, 1 1/2 tsp soy sauce, and 1/4 tsp five-spice powder in a small bowl.
• 10 heat one side of the grill to medium and leave the other side turned off.
• 11 place chicken, skin side down, on grill rack coated with cooking spray.
• 12 close lid and grill for 8 minutes on each side, brushing it occasionally with the hoisin sauce mixture.
• 13 place chicken skin side up on the unheated side of the grill; brush again.
• 14 grill an extra 5 minutes or until done.
• 15 discard skin and serve.