Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 7 garlic cloves
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup mirin
- I lemon
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp black pepper
Directions
- Smash or cut up the 7 cloves of garlic
- Open a 1-gallon Ziplock bag and put the garlic and all of the ingredients into the bag
- Close the bag and mix everything together with your hands while flipping the bag
- Spatchcock a whole chicken and put it into the Ziplock bag
- Take all of the air out of the bag and close the Ziplock bag
- Lay the bag flat on a baking rack and put it inside the refrigerator
- Marinate the chicken for 4 hours flipping the bag halfway through so the chicken is evenly marinated
- After 4 hours, remove the chicken from the bag and strain the marinade
- Place the chicken on a baking pan and pour the marinade on top of the chicken
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- Once the oven reaches 375 degrees place the chicken in the oven and let it cook until the temperature inside the chicken reaches 160F degrees (approx. 50 minutes)
- Baste the chicken every 20 minutes with the sauce on the bottom of the pan
- Enjoy
