Japanese Roast Chicken Leg Quarters (Soy-Glazed Christmas Chicken)

Name: Japanese Roast Chicken Leg Quarters (Soy-Glazed Christmas Chicken)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 chicken leg quarters (skin-on, bone-in); 1 pinch salt and pepper; 2 tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 1 yuzu (zest and juice (or orange/Meyer lemon)); 1 ½ tbsp sake (or dry white wine/dry sherry, can omit if needed); 1 tbsp mirin; ½ tbsp sugar

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:20min

These delicious oven-roasted chicken leg quarters are coated with a sticky, sweet and zesty soy sauce and yuzu glaze. It's a relatively new Japanese Christmas tradition that I look forward to every year!

Updated at: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:29:21 GMT