This Asian Glazed Garlic Chicken features tender, juicy chicken thighs glazed with an Asian-inspired sauce. It has a little heat and hints of garlic, sesame and ginger.
This Asian Glazed Garlic Chicken is a dish I make often. Its succulent glaze has hints of ginger, garlic and sesame with just a little heat. It’s sweet, it’s salty and it has a little heat from the Sambal Oelek
–a hot chili paste that you can find in the International foods section of your supermarket. I used Coconut Aminos
instead of soy sauce to keep this dish Paleo.
This chicken dish makes an easy weeknight meal. Just whisk the marinade, add it to the chicken in a resealable bag and let it sit in the refrigerator until you’re ready to pop it in the oven. No searing in a skillet first!
Four easy steps to make Asian Glazed Garlic Chicken
- Whisk: Whisk together the marinade ingredients.
- Marinate: Put the chicken and half the marinade in a resealable bag.
- Glaze: Heat the remaining marinade in a pot until it is reduced by half.
- Bake: Drain chicken, brush with the reduced glaze and bake in the oven.
This Asian Glazed Garlic Chicken pairs perfectly with Thai Coconut Rice. Serve with rice and a salad for a quick weeknight meal.
Did you hear your yum alert go off? Time to make this chicken dish! You can, of course, use chicken breasts instead of thighs or boneless chicken parts instead of bone-in. Just reduce the cooking time accordingly.
Asian Glazed Garlic Chicken
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 5 tbsp honey
- 1/3 cup coconut aminos, (or gluten-free tamari or soy sauce, if not paleo)
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 3 tbsp Sambal Oolek, or 1 1/2 - 2 tbsp Sriracha
- 3 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp finely grated ginger
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 6 - 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 1 tbsp finely chopped chives or green onions
Instructions
- Whisk together the vinegar honey, coconut aminos, sesame oil, Sambal Oolek, garlic, ginger and salt.
- Put the chicken in a zipper-closure plastic bag (or a marinating container) and pour half of the marinade on top. Seal the bag carefully and massage the marinade into the chicken pieces. Lay flat and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Pour the remaining marinade into a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring often until reduced and slightly thickened.
- Preheat oven to 350F. Remove the chicken from the bag and discard the used marinade. Place chicken thighs into a baking dish, and brush with 1/3 of the thickened marinade from the saucepan.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes, basting again after 10 - 15 minutes. Chicken will be done when a meat thermometer indicates it has reached at least 165F. Remove from oven, cover with foil and let stand for 5 - 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, boil remaining marinade for 1 to 2 minutes and serve alongside the chicken. Garnish with chives or green onions.
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Dee says
I love simple, easy recipes like this one. It has so much flavour! My kids loved it, too.