Ginger and Soy-Glazed Chicken is preserved from a two-sided printed recipe clipping in the Oriental section of My Mom's Recipe Box. The original scans are included alongside the transcription.
Original Recipe Card
Ingredients
- 2" piece ginger
- 1 clove garlic
- 3 Tbs. soy sauce
- 1 Tbs. sesame oil
- 2 tsp. rice vinegar
- 3-lb. chicken
Directions
Heat oven to 375°. Peel ginger and grate 1 Tbs. Mince garlic. Combine grated ginger, the garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil and vinegar. Rub chicken cavity with about 1 Tbs. of this mixture. Slice remaining ginger and put in cavity. Put chicken on a rack in a roasting pan and bake 30 minutes. Baste with ginger mixture. Continue baking chicken, basting every 15 minutes, until juices run clear when an inner thigh is pierced, about 45 minutes longer.
Yield
4 servings
Preservation Notes
The color front and recipe-bearing reverse are both preserved. The narrow reverse clipping remains attached to its backing sheet.
Notes From the Original
A simple roast chicken—glazed and given an Oriental twist with the flavors of ginger, soy and sesame. Stir-fried vegetables and either rice or noodles complement the chicken well.
Per serving: Cal. 398 Pro. 42g Fat 24g Sod. 895mg Carb. 2g Chol. 132mg
About My Mom’s Recipe Box
This recipe is part of My Mom’s Recipe Box, an ongoing preservation project dedicated to my late mother’s original recipe collection. Every effort is made to preserve the original wording, organization, handwritten notes, typewritten cards, magazine clippings, corrections, and other details exactly as they appeared in her recipe box. When clarification is helpful, it is provided separately so the original recipe remains preserved.
