Description
This sticky honey soy chicken recipe is incredibly easy to make and yields a deliciously flavorful dish. The sauce transforms into a sticky glaze during baking, coating the chicken with a perfect balance of sweet, salty, and sesame flavors.
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 1.2kg / 2.4lb bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs OR drumsticks (5 – 6 pieces)
- 1 red onion, peeled, cut into wedges
Glaze:
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 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 greens like green onion, parsley, chives)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C/390°F (180°C fan).
- Line pan: Line a baking dish with foil then baking paper.
- Glaze: Mix the Glaze ingredients together.
- Pour glaze over chicken: Place onion and chicken in the baking dish skin side down, then pour the Glaze over.
- Bake 50 – 60 minutes: 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.
- Squidge/coat chicken: Turn chicken and squidge in the glaze, then also spoon it over.
- Serve! Serve with rice and steamed greens, sprinkled with sesame seeds and fresh cilantro/coriander leaves.
Notes
- Chicken thighs or drumsticks with skin on work best for this recipe.
- Use ordinary, all-purpose soy sauce for the best results.
- Adjust sauce thickness by returning the pan to the oven if needed.
- This recipe yields a concentrated sauce that thickens to a sticky glaze.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 207g
- Calories: 492cal
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 658mg
- Fat: 34g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 196mg
