This five spice glazed roast chicken is juicy and flavorful with crispy skin and a deliciously sticky glaze to finish this roasted chicken off in a fabulous way. If you pair this delicious chicken with some fluffy rice and steamed vegetables, you will have one absolutely fabulous meal full of wonderful flavors and textures that everyone will love.
Let’s get started…
Begin by patting your bone-in skin-on chicken pieces dry with paper towels and generously season them with five spice powder. Place them on a baking sheet and roast them in a 425 degree for 30 minutes.
While the chicken is roasting, combine 1/4 cup of a neutral oil (like canola or vegetable), 1/4 cup of rice wine vinegar, 1/4 cup of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of five spice powder and 2 finely minced cloves of garlic in a small saucepan.
When the chicken has 10 minutes of roasting time left, place the sauce over medium heat and bring it up to a low boil. Cook the sauce, stirring consistently, until the sauce reduces a bit and then remove the saucepan from the heat.
Once your 30 minute timer goes off, brush a little bit of the sticky five spice glaze over the chicken with a silicone kitchen brush and roast for another 5 minutes. Repeat this process until the skin is crisp and the chicken is cooked through with an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
Transfer the chicken onto a cutting board to rest for 10 minutes before slicing into it. While it’s resting, reheat any of the leftover glaze in the saucepan, so it is ready to spoon over the chicken right before serving…
This five spice glazed roast chicken is one of the best roast chicken recipes I have ever developed. The glaze is sweet, salty, garlicky and full of the warm, comforting flavors that are in five spice powder.
If you are not familiar with five spice, it is an asian spice blend combining Chinese cinnamon, star anise, cloves, fennel and Sichuan peppercorns to create a beautifully peppery and subtly sweet combination of flavors.
This chicken is moist and juicy on the inside with a nice crisp skin and loads of wonderful flavors. If you are looking for a delicious chicken recipe to add to your dinner recipe collection then give this five spice glazed roast chicken a try. You’ll be so glad that you did…
Five Spice Glazed Roast Chicken
Ingredients
- 3 pounds of bone-in skin-on chicken pieces
- 1-2 teaspoons of five spice powder
Five Spice Glaze
- 1/4 cup of a neutral oil (vegetable or canola)
- 1/4 cup of rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup of soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons of five spice powder
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely minced
Garnishes
- sesame seeds
- green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees
- Pat your chicken dry with paper towels
- Generously season the chicken with five spice and place onto a baking sheet
- Roast the chicken for 30 minutes
- While the chicken is roasting, combine 1/4 cup of neutral oil, 1/4 cup of rice wine vinegar, 1/4 cup of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of five spice powder and 2 finely minced cloves of garlic in a small saucepan
- When the chicken has about 10 minutes of roasting time remaining, place the saucepan over medium heat and gently simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, until it begins to reduce and thicken
- Once the sauce has reduced, remove it from the heat
- After the chicken skin is crisp, carefully brush the reduced sauce over the chicken and roast for another 5 minutes
- Repeat this process several times or until the chicken is cooked through with an internal temperature of 165 degrees
- Transfer the chicken onto a heat proof surface to rest for 10 minutes before slicing
- Serve topped with the remaining glaze and garnished with sesame seeds and thinly sliced green onions
