Chicken marinated in date molasses (receipe)

Wow, what an explosion of flavours: chicken marinated in date molasses.

Three from the five basic tastes are triggered with every delicious bite: sweet, salty and bitterness. Accompanied with a green salad and some rice, this is a quick and rewarding meal to serve.

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Chicken marinated in date molasses

Juicy chicken combined with an explosion of flavours

Keyword chicken, date molasses

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Marinating time 8 hours hours

Total Time 8 hours hours 50 minutes minutes

Servings 2 portions

Ingredients

For the marinade

• 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
• 1 bio orange zest and juice
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard I used a rather heaped teaspoon
• 2 table spoons soja sauce
• 4 table spoons date molasses
• 2 table spoons olive oil
• salt and pepper

Chicken

• 2 pieces of chicken you can use whichever piece you like, I used rather large chicken breasts

Instructions

• Mix all the ingredients for the marinade in a bowl, making sure you really get everything mixed together into a nice and soft marinade. Because of the different consistency of the different ingredients, this takes some time.
• Place your chicken pieces into an oven proof dish just large enough to hold the chicken and the marinade. Cover the dish and let it rest in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours. I left it for 8 hours, turned the chicken pieces from time to time and was pleasantly surprised how soft the marinade had made the chicken. So if you have enough time, it is worth it!
  
• Preheat the oven to 190° and once it is warm, roast the chicken for at least 20-25 minutes. The exact time really depends on your chicken pieces. Just make sure that when you poke a fork into your chicken, the juices are clear.