Sticky honey soy baked chicken
Ingredients
- 1.2kg / 2.4lb bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs OR drumsticks (5 – 6 pieces) (Note 1)
- 1 red onion , peeled, cut into wedges
Glaze
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 3 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp soy sauce (Note 2)
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar or ordinary white vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Garnish (optional)
- Sesame seeds
- Fresh coriander/cilantro leaves (or other green things like green onion, parsley, chives)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 200°C/390°F (180°C fan).
- 2
Line a baking dish with foil then baking paper. The baking tray should fit the chicken comfortably, not too spaced apart (glaze will dry out), not too snug (glaze won't thicken enough).
- 3
Mix the Glaze ingredients together.
- 4
Place onion and chicken in the baking dish skin side down, then pour the Glaze over.
- 5
Bake for 25 minutes, then turn and bake for a further 25 to 35 minutes, until the chicken is browned and the glaze is sticky. If the glaze is not syrupy, remove the chicken to a plate and put the pan back in for a few minutes (it will reduce quickly).
- 6
Turn chicken and squidge in the glaze, then also spoon it over.
- 7
Serve with rice and steamed greens, sprinkled with sesame seeds and fresh cilantro/coriander leaves.
