Microwave Marinated Chicken Pieces
Robyn’s Microwave Marinated Chicken Pieces are a true snapshot of practical family cooking, using simple pantry ingredients to make a quick sweet-savoury chicken dinner. The chicken pieces are coated with flour and paprika, then cooked in a sauce made from soy sauce, brown sugar, white vinegar, tomato sauce, cornflour and water. Shared in the Tully Family Cookbook, it is an easy recipe for busy nights when the microwave was doing the heavy lifting in Australian kitchens. The flavour is tangy, lightly sweet and savoury, making it a handy family dinner served with rice, vegetables or salad.
Microwave Marinated Chicken Pieces
4
servings10
minutes20
minutes490
kcalThese microwave marinated chicken pieces are cooked in a sweet-savoury sauce with soy sauce, tomato sauce, brown sugar and vinegar.
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Ingredients
1 kg 1 chicken pieces
Plain flour, for coating
Paprika, for coating
1 tablespoon 1 soy sauce
0.25 cup 0.25 brown sugar
0.25 cup 0.25 white vinegar
0.25 cup 0.25 cornflour
0.5 cup 0.5 water
0.25 cup 0.25 tomato sauce
Equipment
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Directions
- Coat the chicken pieces lightly in plain flour and paprika.
- Arrange the coated chicken pieces in a microwave-safe ovenproof dish.
- Combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, white vinegar, cornflour, water and tomato sauce in a jug.
- Stir until smooth and well combined.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken pieces.
- Cook in the microwave on high for 5 minutes.
- Reduce to medium-high and cook for a further 15 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Stand briefly before serving with rice, vegetables or salad.
Kitchen Notes
- The original recipe is written for microwave cooking, so timing may vary depending on the power of the microwave and the size of the chicken pieces. Check that the chicken is cooked through before serving.
- Contains soy and wheat.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Total number of serves: 4
- Calories: 490kcal
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 7.4g
- Cholesterol: 128mg
- Sodium: 451mg
- Potassium: 449mg
- Carbohydrates: 28.7g
- Fiber: 1.2g
- Sugar: 14.2g
- Protein: 33.4g
- Vitamin A: 64.5mcg
- Vitamin C: 3.8mg
- Calcium: 41mg
- Iron: 3mg
- Vitamin D: 0.3mcg
- Vitamin E: 1.3mg
- Vitamin K: 4.6mcg
- Thiamin: 0.2mg
- Riboflavin: 0.3mg
- Niacin: 12.6mg
- Vitamin B6: 0.7mg
- Vitamin B12: 0.5mcg
- Folate: 27.2mcg
- Pantothenic Acid: 1.7mg
- Phosphorus: 276mg
- Magnesium: 45mg
- Zinc: 2mg
- Selenium: 27.8mcg
- Copper: 0.2mg
- Manganese: 0.2mg
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Original Cookbook Recipe
MARINATED CHICKEN PIECES (MICROWAVE)INGREDIENTS: 1 kg chicken pieces coated in flour & paprika
SAUCE: 1 tablesp soy sauce 1 quarter cup brown sugar 1 quarter cup white vinegar 1 quarter cup cornflour half cup water 1 quarter cup tom sauce
METHOD: Combine ingredients for sauce in jug and pour over chicken pieces in ovenproof dish. Cook on high for 5 mins, then on med high 15mins.
