Recipe Corner: Orange Honey Soy Glazed Chicken

I have no idea where we found this recipe.  Online?  A cookbook?

It's easy and relatively fast.  The preparation can be done in the time it takes the oven to preheat.  After that, very little attention is needed.  The rest of the meal can be put together while this cooks.

Orange Honey Soy Glazed Chicken

1.5 lbs chicken thighs  (or whatever)

1/4 cup orange juice

3 tbsp honey

2 tbsp soy sauce (we usually use a strong-flavored Japanese brand from the regular grocery store)

< 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar

1 to 1.5 tbsp oil

a sprinkle of garlic powder


Mix all of the above.  It can be used as a marinade if desired for about 30 minutes, but it's not necessary.

Put chicken in a pan, pour over the sauce.  Sprinkle sesame seeds on top (optional).  Bake at 350-375F for about 30-40 minutes.  Baste with the sauce a few times during the cooking.

The exact cooking time is not critical.  The chicken can cook for a while longer without getting too overdone.   Ditto for the amount of chicken.  We use anywhere from about 1 pound to more than 2 pounds.  It depends on the size of the packages in the grocery store.  The recipe works fine for other chicken parts, too.

One can easily derive many variations on this.