How To Make Perfect Honey Sesame Chicken
This baked honey sesame chicken is an absolute dinner hero with its irresistible combination of tender chicken and sticky honey sesame glaze. An Asian-inspired restaurant quality dinner ready in only 30 minutes.
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Servings: 6
Calories: 348kcal
Ingredients
- 6 chicken thighs, bone-in, skin-on *see notes
for honey sesame sauce and marinade
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger , minced
- ⅓ cup honey
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- ⅓ cup soy sauce, light or dark
- 2 tablespoons water
for serving
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Instructions
To make the marinade
- Whisk all the marinade ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl. Place the chicken in the bowl and leave to marinate in the sauce for 30 minutes up to overnight.
To bake the honey sesame chicken
- When ready to bake the chicken, preheat the oven to 350ºF and remove the thighs from the marinade (reserve the marinade for later) and place in a high-sided skillet or on a parchment paper-lined baking tray. Bake in the preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes until the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165ºF and the juices run clear.
To make the honey glaze
- Serve the chicken with rice and drizzle with the remaining sauce.
- While the chicken is baking, pour the reserved marinade into a small saucepan over medium heat and whisk until the sauce comes to a gentle simmer. Continue to simmer until the sauce has reduced into a stick glaze that will run off a spoon. This should only take about 5 minutes. *See notes.
To serve the honey sesame chicken
- Once the chicken is baked and your honey glaze is your desired consistency, drizzle the chicken thighs with the sauce, garnish with the sesame seeds, and serve immediately. Serve with rice and greens for the perfect Asian-inspired takeout dish.
Notes
- If you accidentally over-reduce the sauce you can add some water a teaspoon at a time until you have the desired consistency.
- If your sauce is too thin you can mix 1 teaspoon of cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water and add that into the sauce and simmer for a minute or two until it has thickened up.
- While the chicken is baking you can drizzle some of the reserved sauce over the thighs and return to the oven to continue baking to get the most flavor.
- Nutrition info is for one chicken thigh with glaze and does not include rice or greens.
Nutrition
Calories: 348kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 88mg | Potassium: 249mg | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.9mg
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