5 Easy Soy Sauce Chicken Marinades
5 easy soy sauce chicken marinades, all made with pantry staple ingredients. All guaranteed to be delicious. Works for chicken drumsticks, wings, or thighs.
Servings: 1 pound of chicken
Calories: 45kcal
Ingredients
Oyster Sauce Marinade
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
Soy Garlic Marinade
- 5 cloves minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar honey, or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
Spicy Hoisin
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- ½ tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Honey Soy Marinade
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
Dak Galbi Style Marinade
- 1 tablespoon coarse gochujaru
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon rice wine or mirin
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- ½ tablespoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon sugar or honey
- 1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
Instructions
- Pick a marinade flavour. Mix together all the marinade ingredients in a bowl or ziploc bag.
- Add the chicken to the marinade and massage to coat completely.
- Marinate chicken for 15 minutes before using. Chicken in marinade can be refrigerated for up to 2 days, or frozen for up to three months.
Notes
- 1 serving of each marinade is enough to marinate 1 to 1 ½ pounds of chicken (around 4–5 drumsticks or thighs).
- Nutrition facts are calculated for the oyster sauce marinade.
Nutrition
Calories: 45kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 1672mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 297IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg