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miso chicken recipe

Miso Chicken

5 from 3 votes
Miso chicken is a delicious Asian chicken recipe that's ready in 20 minutes and doesn't require any marinating. Perfect with rice or a salad!
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Prep Time 4 minutes
Cook Time 16 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 Servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken (thigh or breast)
  • 5 tbsp salted butter
  • 3 tbsp white miso
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 green onion
  • 3 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil
  • salt and pepper
  • optional: sesame seeds

Method
 

  1. In a microwave safe bowl, add in 5 tablespoons salted butter. Microwave until soft (about 15 seconds). Remove from microwave and add in 3 tablespoons of miso and 1 tablespoon of honey.
  2. Chop green onions and in to miso, honey, and butter mixture. Mix everything together and set aside.
  3. In a large frying pan, heat up 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Once oil is hot, add chicken to pan. Season one side with salt and pepper. Using medium to high heat, cook for about 8 minutes. Turn down heat if chicken's crust cooks too quickly and begins to burn. After 8 minutes, flip chicken and cook for another 8 minutes.
  4. Add miso, honey, and butter mixture to the hot pan. Cook for 1 minute. Flip chicken and cook for another 1 minutes. Continue to flip and cook chicken until a food thermometer shows chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165℉.
  5. Remove chicken from hot pan and let chicken rest on a cutting board for about 5 minute before slicing into strips or bite sized pieces.
How to serve miso chicken
  1. Serve miso chicken with a hot bowl of rice and chili hot sauce on the side. You can also serve chicken as a protein with a simple salad. Optional: top with sesame seeds.