Description
This grilled bbq chicken thighs is a bbq grilling season staple. You will love this Filipino-style version. It is sweet, salty and have tons of umami.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 – 12 boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into 1” pieces
- 1 cup banana ketchup
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup sweet dark soy sauce (kecap manis)
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 5 cloves of smashed fresh garlic
- 2 inches of sliced ginger
- 1 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Make the marinade: Add all the marinade ingredients to a medium-size pot
- Simmer: Bring to a low simmer and cook for 15 minutes. The sauce should be sticky, and darker in deep red color.
- Prepare the chicken: Cut into 1” bite-size pieces. Set aside.
- Cool: Cool down your sauce.
- Marinate: Use ¼ cup of the sauce as the marinade. Marinate the chicken thigh pieces for 1 hour or overnight for best results.
- Store: Keep the rest of your sauce in an airtight container and store it in the fridge. This will be your BBQ sauce for basting.
- Prepare skewers: If using bamboo skewers, soak them in water for 30 minutes prior to grilling.
- Skewer: When you are ready to grill, skewer the chicken thighs closely together.
- Preheat: Preheat your barbeque, make sure it is on low when cooking the chicken.
- Baste: Start basting right away with the reserved marinade to start developing the flavors.
- Cook: The chicken skewers should be done in 15 minutes, with an internal temperature of 165 ºF.
Notes
Substitute banana ketchup with regular ketchup. Marinate the chicken for an hour or overnight for best results. Soak the bamboo skewers for 30 minutes before grilling to avoid burning them.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: barbecue
- Method: grilling
- Cuisine: Filipino
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 skewer
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg
Keywords: grilled bbq chicken thighs, Filipino style, chicken skewers, banana ketchup, Filipino street food