Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs

Description

Slightly spicy, but the sweetness tames the heat. Serve with rice.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup rice vinegar
  • 5 tablespoons honey
  • ⅓ cup soy sauce (such as Silver Swan®)
  • ¼ cup Asian (toasted) sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons Asian chili garlic sauce
  • 3 tablespoons minced garlic
  • salt to taste
  • 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
  • 1 tablespoon chopped green onion (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Whisk vinegar
  2. soy sauce
  3. honey
  4. toasted sesame oil
  5. chili garlic sauce
  6. minced garlic
  7. and salt together in a bowl. Pour 1/2 of the marinade into a resealable plastic bag; retain the other 1/2 of the marinade for the sauce. Place chicken thighs into the bag
  8. coat with the marinade
  9. squeeze out excess air
  10. and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour
  11. turning the bag once or twice.
  12. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Meanwhile
  13. pour reserved marinade into a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and simmer
  14. stirring often
  15. until thick
  16. 3 to 5 minutes; set sauce aside.
  17. Remove chicken thighs from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard used marinade. Place chicken thighs into a 9×13-inch baking dish; brush with 1/3 of the thickened marinade from the saucepan.
  18. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes
  19. basting one more time after 10 minutes; an instant-read thermometer inserted into a chicken thigh should read 165 degrees F (75 degrees C). Let stand for 5 or 10 minutes.
  20. Bring sauce back to a boil for 1 minute; serve over chicken and sprinkle with green onions.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Servings: 4

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