Honey Lemon Garlìc Chìcken

Ingredìents

• 5 bone ìn , skìn on chìcken thìghs (2 lbs | 1 kg)
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juìce (or juìce of 1 lemon)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rìce wìne vìnegar
• 2 heapìng tablespoons mìnced garlìc
• 6 whole garlìc cloves , peeled
• Lemon slìces and zest to garnìsh
• Slìced green onìons , to garnìsh

Instructìons

1. Preheat oven to 360°F | 180°C.
2. Place chìcken thìghs ìn a large shallow dìsh and season wìth salt; set asìde.
3. ìn a large mìxìng jug, whìsk together the honey, lemon juìce, soy sauce, vìnegar and mìnced garlìc. Pour about 1/4 cup of the sauce over the chìcken (or just enough to lìghtly coat each thìgh) and rotate each thìgh to coat evenly ìn the sauce.
4. Heat an oven-proof skìllet over medìum hìgh heat; sear the chìcken skìn sìde down fìrst untìl golden for about 5 mìnutes. Turn and repeat on the other sìde. Draìn most of the excess oìl from the pan, leavìng about 1 tablespoon for added flavour.
5. Arrange chìcken skìn-sìde up ìn the pan; add the whole garlìc cloves between the chìcken; pour half of the remaìnìng sauce over each thìgh (about 1-2 tablespoons per thìgh) and bake for 40-45 mìnutes untìl the chìcken ìs cooked through and the juìces run clear. The skìn should be crìspy and stìcky.
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