Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2013

Great recipe for modification. I used a bit less soy sauce, Belgian beer in place of the sherry, added Siracha and a bit of sweet bbq sauce in addition to the brown sugar. My husband loved it. Had to cook it much longer than 30 minutes on the stovetop though. More like 50 minutes at a low simmer. Paired with ramen noodles with garlic and broccoli and sauteed in clam sauce and white wine. Stirred in a touch of sesame oil just before serving.

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SIZZLEMEAT

Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2012

Having read all of the reviews I made the following changes: double the coffee and cut the soy sauce in half. Add 1 t. cocoa powder, add garlic and a sprinkle of ginger. Forget the oil altogether! I used skinless chicken thighs and opted to bake them instead of frying. Even with baking, there was a good amount of grease when they were done. 350 degree oven for an hour. I heated the marinade on the stove and poured over the chicken before putting in oven. It turned out very tasty and is great over rice!

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Charlee

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2012

This recipe was AMAZING! I was a bit skeptical. I mean, who ever heard of using coffee to make chicken? But it sounded intriguing, and I'm always up for new things, so I made it for my husband and I. We both loved it. The chicken was the most tender I've ever had, and the flavour was just... delicious, for lack of a better word. I admit to adding extra brown sugar, because I like sweet things, but WOW! What an idea! I'll have to try it with chicken breast so the rest of my family will try it. Thanks for the awesome recipe! Oh yeah, and I used regular red cooking wine because we don't have sherry. Still awesome.

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Dawn

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2012

I usually use this site as a spring board for ideas and this was great. I made skinned thighs and skinon drumsticks.omitted olive oil completely but sprinkled thighs with sesame oil. Added real cocoa and 3 cl minced garlic some grated ginger. Used some good red wine instead of sherry pinch of cayenne.i cooked in roaster basting often and then finished off on barbecue.the sauce I thicken up with corn starch slurry. Oh I added teaspoon instant coffee to my brewed to achieve nice strong taste. Loved the idea Dave thanks! Crowd loved it.

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Northernmaiden

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Crossfield, Alberta, Canada

Living In: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Reviewed: May 4, 2012

I used five boneless, skinless halves. Meant to add 1/8t cayenne to the marinade, but forgot so added it to the marinade after boiling it. Oh, subbed marsala for the sherry. This is teriyaki chicken. It's teriyaki chicken. 'More suited to people who like sweet chicken. No, not crazy sweet; but "teriyaki" covers it. No, thanks.

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BOOKMARKER

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2012

YUM!!!!!

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Zuly

Home Town: Panama City, Panama Province, Panama

Living In: Moravia, San Jose , Costa Rica

Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2012

Unfortunately, a "no-go" for us. :( Really thought it sounded good, but while the sauce was heating, it smelled unappealing. The color was very dark brown, almost black and smelled like something "burnt"...like tabacco. Not appealing at all. After the sauce was done, the flavor tamed down and wasn't too bad on the chicken...just not great. The sherry made a very strong alcohol flavor and the coffee did not seem to complement this recipe. The first thing my Hubby said to me when he took his first bite..."This has alcohol in it.(?)...Not what I was aiming for in taste...and I will keep my "coffee" in my morning mug,lol. Sorry Dave...two stars for the creativity and uniqueness in this recipe.

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love2bake4myfamily

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Gorham, Maine, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2011

I really liked this and so did my hubby. :) I used 1lb. chicken breast since I didn't have chicken legs. I decreased the soy sauce to 1/2 c. and added a tsp. cocoa powder and a tsp. ginger paste and sprinkled garlic powder in before whisking all together. I ended up using a crockpot on Low for 6 hours for this recipe. I set the chicken in the bottom and poured the marinade mixture over top of it. We had leftover Asian vegetables that got added in the mix in the last few hours. The chicken easily shredded in the marinade with the veggies and it all tasted awesome scooped over steaming brown rice. YUM! Next time, I'll try it without the crockpot - prep time was a factor on this first try. :)

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Celestine

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Harbor Springs, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2011

OMG! I made one or two changes. I added double the coffee and cooked the chicken in a dutch oven with sauce until it became thick. This will be made again.

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jclark

Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2011

Not one of my favorites, but definitely something different. I was hesitant about the coffee, but it worked really well and the final product looked super yummy. I tried it with boneless chicken the second time, and it wasn't as good as bone-in. I will make this every once in awhile for something different.

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