After making this tender, juicy orange chicken bathed in Honey Sriracha Orange Glaze in the afternoon, I giddily ate it for lunch. I giddily ate it again for dinner. That night, I couldn’t stop dreaming about its perfect sweet heat and had to polish it off for breakfast. The chicken all to myself was the only reason I was happy my husband was gone surfing in Mexico. That, and the fact that Patrick would also want to devour this Honey Sriracha Orange Chicken so I would get to make it again soon – very soon.
And when I say “make” this chicken – I use this term very loosely. Although this chicken tastes like you have slaved away for hours – it only takes minutes to whip up. It is the perfect easy weeknight meal but is drool worthy enough (and easy enough) for large crowds and entertaining.
The chicken is marinated in a sweet and spicy (but not too spicy) orange sauce which doubles as the tantalizing sticky Honey Sriracha Orange Glaze that you brush all over your chicken after grilling. This is one of my favorite methods of cooking – to reserve some of the marinade, whisk it with cornstarch and it instantly becomes your glaze – double the flavor WITHOUT double work!
The to-live-for marinade/glaze is a harmonious concoction of orange juice, orange marmalade, honey, and splashes of lemon juice, sriracha, hoisin sauce (like Asian BBQ sauce), ginger, garlic, etc. Mmmmmmm…..Can you taste it now?! This ingredient list might seem a bit lengthy but keep in mind, you are simply whisking the ingredients together and that is all your prep work for a total of maybe 5 minutes AND you have almost zero dishes – another fabulous thing about grilling. Happy summer and happy grilling with Orange Honey Sriracha Chicken! It will meet you in your dreams.
Here are a few more sriracha-themed recipes you might enjoy:
Asian Sweet Chili Sesame Chicken, by Carlsbad Cravings Honey Sriracha Salmon, by Rasa Malaysia Honey Sriracha Noodle Bowls, by Carlsbad Cravings Crispy Orange Beef by Fifteen Spatulas
