Description
Copycat Kenny Rogers Kimcheese Roast is a copycat Chicken recipe from Kenny Rogers made with garlic, ginger and gochujang marinated chicken served with rich cheese sauce infused with Kimchi.
Ingredients
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Chicken
- 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 kg whole chicken thigh with legs
- 1 1/2 tbsp sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- juice from half lemon
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 pcs whole garlic, pounded with mortar and pestle
- 4 stalks spring onions
- 400 g Nacho cheese sauce
- 2 tsp liquid smoke
- 1/4 cup gochujang
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp grated ginger
Instructions
- Clean chicken with running tap water then fully pat it dry with paper towels.
- Season chicken with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Set it aside for 30 minutes.
- In a bowl combine all marinade ingredients then massage this marinade into the chicken. Place in a covered container then let it marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
- Remove chicken from the fridge an hour before you cook the chicken.
- Place garlic and spring onions at the bottom of your baking tray, lay chicken thighs on top then roast chicken in a 135C preheated oven for 3 hours or until cooked. Baste the chicken with its drippings every hour for the first two hours and every 15 minutes on the last hour.
- Remove from oven then combine lemon juice and honey together. Using a pastry brush, brush chicken with honey lemon mixture then let it rest for 10 minutes prior to cutting and serving.
- Heat your Nacho cheese sauce, place chicken on serving platter then serve with cheese sauce on top.