Chinese-Style Chicken Skewers with Hoisin-Sesame Dipping Sauce

Name: Chinese-Style Chicken Skewers with Hoisin-Sesame Dipping Sauce
Yield: Serves 10 to 12 (Makes 30 skewers)
Cuisine: Asia, Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds, boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 3 large), trimmed; 2 tablespoons, sesame oil; 2 tablespoons, soy sauce; 2 tablespoons, dark brown sugar; 2 tablespoons, hoisin sauce; 2 tablespoons, minced fresh cilantro leaves; 2 , scallions, sliced thin; 2 , medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 2 teaspoons); 1 tablespoon, minced or grated fresh ginger; 2 teaspoons, Asian chili-garlic sauce; 1/2 cup, hoisin sauce; 1/4 cup, rice vinegar; 1/4 cup, soy sauce; 1/4 cup, vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons, minced fresh cilantro leaves; 4 teaspoons, sesame oil; 1 teaspoon, minced or grated fresh ginger; 1 medium, garlic clove, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 1 teaspoon)

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Chicken skewers are perfect cocktail party fare. They can be flavored with all manner of marinades and matched with simple but dynamically flavored dipping sauces.

SERVES10 to 12 (Makes 30 skewers)

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

While developing our Chinese-style chicken skewers recipe, we froze boneless, skinless chicken breasts for 30 minutes to make them easier to slice evenly and thinly. After a number of tests we learned that a very concentrated marinade, with...

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