Sticky Chinese Chicken Thighs
A perfect recipe to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
SERVES
4
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
120
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
35
MINUTES
Ingredients
8 chicken thighs, skin on and bone in
4 tbsp hoisin sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp honey
½ tsp Chinese five-spice powder
Thumb-sized knob of ginger, grated
2 garlic cloves, grated
Bunch spring onions, chopped
50g cashew nuts, toasted or sesame seeds
To serve
Plain boiled rice
Method
Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas Mark 6.
Arrange the chicken thighs in a large roasting tin and slash the skin 2-3 times on each thigh.
Mix together the hoisin sauce, sesame oil, honey, five-spice powder, ginger, garlic and some salt and pepper. Pour over the chicken and toss to coat – allow to marinate for 2 hours, or overnight if you have time.
Roast in the preheated oven, skin-side up for 35 minutes, basting as least once during cooking. Sprinkle with toasted cashew nuts or sesame seeds and spring onions. Serve with rice.
