The Best Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs Ever

These are the Best Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs Ever! And it doesn't only look like it came from your favourite fancy Asian place, it actually tastes like it too! And it comes together in a snap!

By now you should probably know that I am always trying to create recipes that are:

• Gluten-free (because of my gluten intolerance condition).
• Healthy, means I only cook from scratch with the best ingredients that are available to me.
• Family-friendly, my kids should eat it, no fuss at the table. (Mind you my husband would eat anything I cook, I am so lucky!)
• Quick! Yes, it has to be quick. Who wants to spend hours and hours in the kitchen. Unless you are running a recipe blog of course 🙂

And these Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs are exactly all of the above and more. It is super easy to make, it doesn't even require frying the chicken thighs in a frying pan. All done in one baking dish. Perfect family chicken dinner.

I will be keeping the post short today because it is Wednesday and we have basketball training. We actually have some kind of sports training every day (typical boys' mum). And this is why this meal is an absolutely perfect week-night dinner. It can be prepared ahead and just reheated before you eat it. I will serve it with quinoa tonight, just because I felt like we were having too much rice lately. I'll also add some bok choy for the healthy touch.

But you can try and add my FIVE-MINUTE ASIAN-STYLE PICKLED CUCUMBER SALAD. It is super quick, fresh, and delicious.

And if you don't know how to cook quinoa, I have a step-by-step guide on how to cook it in my ....... recipe.

Ok, I am off now. Please let me know in the comments below if you made it or tag me on Instagram. Thank you for reading!

And here is how to make The Best Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs Ever

The Best Asian Glazed Chicken Thighs Ever

Elena Elliott

This Asian Glazed Chicken thigh dish doesn't only look like it came from your favourite fancy Asian place, it also tastes like it! And it comes together in a snap!

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 40 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Course dinner

Cuisine asian

Servings 4 serves

Ingredients

  

• 6 free-range or organic chicken thighs skin-on bone-in (you can use chicken breast or skinless chicken thighs if you prefer)
• ¼ cup of rice vinegar
• ¼ cup tamari sauce gluten-free soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon of honey
• ½ teaspoon of chilli flakes this is optional and not recommended if you are preparing this dish for kids 🙂
• 1 tablespoon of sesame oil
• 2 cloves of garlic pressed
• 2 cm of fresh ginger finely grated
• 1 bunch of bok choy or any other vegetables like broccoli or green beans to serve
• Fresh coriander to garnish
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Instructions

 

• Preheat your oven to 200'C (390'F)
• Place rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, (dry chilli if using), honey, garlic and ginger in a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Once the marinade is boiling, immediately turn the heat to the minimum and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
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• Place chicken in a large bowl and add ⅔ of the marinade. Mix it well until the chicken is completely covered in the marinade. If you have some time to spare you can leave the chicken to marinate. If you don't, no worries at all, just proceed to the next step.
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• Place the chicken thighs in a baking dish skin down and bake for 25 minutes. 
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• After 25 minutes, take your chicken out of the oven and turn the chicken thighs skin up. Using a kitchen brush, spread the remaining marinade on top of the chicken thighs and bake for another 15 minutes until the chicken turns nice and golden.
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• Dinner is ready!
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Notes

This recipe was adapted from the beautiful Cafe Delites blog.

Keyword asian chicken, chicken dinner, glazed chicken