Soy Glazed Chicken Thighs
This Soy Glazed Chicken Thighs recipe will almost definitely have you going back for second helpings. Let's get into the details of this recipe. In under 20 minutes you can have this sweet, spicy, and protein packed meal ready to go.
Ingredients
- 3 pieces boneless chicken thighs skinless
- salt and pepper to taste
- 5 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon 5 spice powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1½ tablespoon oil pan frying chicken
Soy Glazed
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1½ tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- 2 cloves garlic minced
Instructions
- Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper both sides.
- In a bowl, mix cornstarch, paprika and 5 spice powder until well combined.
- Coat chicken thighs with cornstarch mixture both sides until coated.
- Remove chicken thighs and set it aside.
- Mix soy sauce, brown sugar and sriracha in a bowl.
- In over medium heat pan, add oil. Once oil is hot, add chicken thighs. Pan fry for 5-7 minutes flip and cook for another 5 minutes until brown.
- Remove chicken from the pan. In the same pan, add minced garlic and stir for 1 minute until lightly brown.
- Pour in soy glazed sauce and simmer for 1 minute.
- Add back chicken and cook on high heat while drizzling the sauce all over the chicken for 1 minute. Serve with rice and enjoy!
Notes
- Chicken: for this recipe I am using boneless skinless chicken thighs. You can also use chicken thighs with skin on.
- Cornstarch: about 5 tablespoon of cornstarch. This helps to lock the juices and gives crispier texture.
- 5 spice powder: you will find them at Asian grocery store.
- Paprika: you can skip this if no paprika available. Totally optional
- Sugar: brown or white sugar works fine. You can also use honey for this recipe.
- Soy sauce: light soy sauce or regular works great.
- Sriracha: about 1 tablespoon for a little spice. You can add a bit more if you like it more spicy.
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