Grilled Hoisin Chicken with Mai Fun Recipe

""Mai Fun" are fried rice vermicelli noodles that puff up and get very crispy. It's possible you may have had them at a Chinese restaurant served underneath Mongolian Beef. They always used to serve it that way but I don't see it that often now, which is a shame because they are crunchy, delicious, and really do put the "fun" into a meal! This makes a great alternative to traditional barbecued chicken. And the chicken is moist, tender, with a rich, nutty, Oriental flavor. Absolutely wonderful!"

Step by Step Method

Step 1

The night before preparing food, mix together marinade ingredients in a small bowl.

Step 2

Place chicken in a ziplock bag and add marinade and seal, removing as much air as possible.

Step 3

Refrigerate overnight, turning occasionally.

Step 4

The next day, well before preparing food, heat oil to a depth of 2-inches at 375-400F in a large skillet or use a deep fryer.

Step 5

Add small amounts of mai fun to hot oil and allow them to cook briefly (they will puff like rice cereal and float to the top almost instantly); remove them and drain as soon as they do this and set aside to use later.

Step 6

Whisk together ingredients for sauce in a small saucepan and bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer for 3-4 minutes then remove from heat and allow to cool.

Step 7

Bring chicken out of refrigeration and allow to warm to room temp- 30-45 min, then drain from marinade, reserving marinade.

Step 8

Bring marinade to a boil in a saucepan, lower heat, and simmer for 2-3 minutes, then allow to cool (if it gets too thick, add a little water); use for basting chicken as it cooks.

Step 9

Prepare grill, allowing for cooking with indirect heat.

Step 10

Grill chicken using an indirect heat method, preferably charcoal, 45 min-75 min, depending on grill temp, or until chicken reaches an internal temp of at least 170F in the thickest part of the breast, basting occasionally.

Step 11

As chicken nears doneness, apply sauce mixture to chicken and allow to glaze and cook onto it, then remove chicken from grill.

Step 12

Sprinkle chicken with toasted sesame seeds.

Step 13

Arrange a bed of puffed mai fun on a serving plate and arrange chicken on top of it; serve at once with other foods as desired.

Tips

No special items needed.

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LindasBusyKitchen

I made this last night and scaled it down for 2. It was so delicious that both my friend and I wished I had made the full recipe. It is really delicious chicken. I plan to make it again soon. This time I had it with a strawberry, almond, peapods, onion, and spinach salad with an Asian dressing. Next time I will make it with the noodles, I just have to find them! Thank you for sharing this yummy recipe with us Sue! Linda