Honey Soy Baked Chicken is a good one for busy weeknights and lazy Sundays.
Just mix up a simple honey-soy-garlic sauce, pour it over chicken and bake in the oven.
Out comes a sweet, salty, sticky chicken dinner just the sort of flavours everybody loves!
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Andheres the recipefor how to make it that way if you have the time!
This recipe is the baked version thats effortless, with completely hands-off cooking.
The glaze is perfect.
And its because the glaze has such great flavour that you dont even need to marinate the chicken.
It can also be made with drumsticks and chicken marylands without altering the recipe.
Red onion This is cut into wedges and used as the bed on which the chicken is baked.
We are a huge fan of garlic in (almost!)
Honey This is the sweetness in the sauce which makes it a glaze that coats the chicken.
Soy sauce This is the salt in the sauce.
The recipe calls for all purpose soy sauce, but light soy sauce can be used too.
Cider vinegar Essential to balance out the sweet and savoury.
How to make Honey Soy Baked Chicken
Mix the sauce > pour over chicken > bake.
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Sauce Mix the honey, soy sauce, garlic, vinegar, sesame oil and pepper.
Line pan Line a pan with both foil AND baking paper (parchment paper).
Then spread the onion out in the pan.
Bake 25 minutes Bake the chicken for 25 minutes at 200C / 390F (180C fan).
Turn and baste Turn the chicken and spoon the pan juices over the chicken.
Bake 25 35 minutes Bake for a further 25 to 35 minutes until the chicken is nicely browned.
It will thicken quite quickly.
Squidge!Turn the chicken over and squidge the chicken skin into the syrupy sauce.
And yes, squidge is a real word.
Baste Spoon the sauce over the chicken to coat it more.
If you want to raise the bar, try it with a side of flavoured rice!
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Love to know what you think if you try this chicken dish.
And tell me what you served on the side!
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