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sous vide whole chicken

Sous Vide Whole Chicken with Sweet Soy Marinade

This whole chicken is marinated in a sweet, savory soy-based marinade, cooked low and slow in a sous vide bath for perfect tenderness, then blasted in a hot oven to crisp the skin.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
marinate time 2 hours
Servings 4

Equipment

  • sous vide
  • Vacuum sealer

Ingredients
  

  • 3-4 lbs whole chicken
  • 1/2 yellow onion chopped
  • ½ large yellow onion chopped small
  • 2 tbsp garlic minced
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • ½ cup extra virgin oil or avocado oil
  • ⅓ cup oy sauce
  • ⅓ cup white distilled vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp coarse salt
  • 2 tsp black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Whisk marinade ingredients.
  • Marinate chicken for at least 2 hours but more if you have time.
    sous vide chicken marinating
  • Vacuum seal the chicken with excess marinade.
    sous vide chicken in vacuum bag
  • Sous vide at 145°F for 4 hours 30 minutes.
  • Remove and pat very dry. Spatchcock the chicken at the breast.
    spatchcocked sous vide chicken
  • Lightly spoon additional marinade from bag back over chicken if desired.
    sous vide chicken with marinade added back
  • Roast at 450°F until browned and crispy.
  • Rest 10 minutes before serving.
    sous vide chicken broiled