Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/3 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup lower sodium soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chili paste, like sambal oelek
• 10 garlic cloves, minced
• 12 bone in chicken thighs, skinless
• cooking spray
• salt
• sesame seeds (optional garnish) or sliced green onion (optional garnish)

Recipe

• 1 combine vinegar, soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, chili paste and garlic, stirring until honey dissolves; cool slightly. pour vinegar mixture into a zip-lock plastic bag. add chicken to bag; seal. marinate in refrigertor 1 hour, turning occasionally. remove chicken from bag, reserving marinade.
• 2 preheat over to 425 degrees.
• 3 place reserved marinade in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. cook for 2 minutes or until syrupy, stirring occasionally. place chicken on a rack coated with cooking spray and place rack in a roasting pan. baste chicken with reserved marinade; sprinkle evenly with salt to taste. bake 425 degrees for 10 minutes; baste. bake an additional 10 minutes; baste. discard remainder marinade. bake an additional 10 minutes or until done. let stand 5 minutes before serving.