MONDAY RECIPE POST - CHICKEN IN A DELICIOUS MARINADE - serve 6

This is one of those recipes I don’t know where it came from originally, but it is our all time favorite marinade and I wanted to share it today. 

Chicken in a marinade which includes low sodium soy sauce, sesame oil, Worcestershire Sauce and lemon juice.

Serves 6

8 chicken thighs, bone in, skin on

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoons sesame oil

1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Juice from 1 large lemon

5 tablespoons honey (or maple syrup)

7 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger

2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Pat your chicken pieces dry.

In a large bowl, whisk together the oils, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, honey, garlic, ginger, salt and pepper. 

Add the chicken and toss to coat all. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. Turn over pieces in marinade once or twice during that process.

Preheat your oven to 450°Fahrenheit.

Transfer your chicken to 9×13" baking dish and pour the marinade over. Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reads 165°Fahrenheit.

Baste chicken thighs with marinade halfway through cooking time.

If needed, turn your broiler on to brown the top for the last few minutes (mine did not need this as you can see from the photos).

Oven temperatures vary so I would check your chicken towards the end of cooking time.   

You can use boneless chicken breasts - cook at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 20-25 minutes - time vary depending on thickness of meat.  

I used skinless and boneless on one occasion and next time used skin left on and bone in.  I liked my second try better as the chicken crisped up more and seemed less dry and tastier, though no complaints either way.

This is what it looked like still in the pan. I lined it with nonstick aluminum foil to make an easier clean up. 

I wouldn’t change anything about this recipe. It was a 10 out of 10.   

We served it with Jasmine rice and sautéed grape tomatoes.  Sweet Basil for garnish.  

We ate one piece each and had the leftovers the next day.  (I cooked four pieces in total).  Dear other half requested cornbread this time, which was a very nice addition.   

Thanks for looking, have a great day 

and Bon Appetit.