Glazed Oriental Chicken Recipes

ASIAN GLAZED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Whisk the vinegar, honey, soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, chili garlic sauce, garlic, and salt in a bowl until smooth. Pour half the marinade into a large plastic zipper bag; retain the other half of the sauce. Place the chicken thighs into the bag containing marinade, squeeze all the air out of the bag, and seal. Shake a few times to coat chicken; refrigerate for 1 hour, turning bag once or twice.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Pour the other half of the marinade into a saucepan over medium heat, bring to a boil, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring often, to thicken sauce. Remove the chicken from the bag; discard used marinade. Place chicken thighs into a 9x13-inch baking dish, and brush with 1/3 of the thickened marinade from the saucepan.
• Bake 30 minutes, basting one more time after 10 minutes; an instant-read thermometer inserted into a chicken thigh should read 165 degrees F (75 degrees C). Let stand for 5 or 10 minutes; meanwhile, bring remaining marinade back to a boil for 1 or 2 minutes, and serve chicken with marinade. Sprinkle with green onions.

ASIAN-GLAZED SKILLET CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook chicken in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 5 min. or until evenly browned, turning occasionally. Drain.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on medium heat 10 to 12 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF), stirring occasionally.

ASIAN GLAZED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk vinegar, soy sauce and honey until blended. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chicken on both sides., Add garlic and ginger to skillet; cook and stir 1 minute (do not allow garlic to brown). Stir in vinegar mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 8-10 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 170°., Uncover; simmer 1-2 minutes longer or until sauce is slightly thickened. If desired, cut into bite-size pieces and sprinkle with sesame seeds before serving.

ORIENTAL GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in baking pan.
• Mix remaining ingredients. Pour over chicken. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour, turning chicken occasionally.
• Heat oven to 375. Remove chicken and reserve marinade.
• Place chicken on rack in foil lined broiler pan. Bake 30 minutes.
• Brush with part of reserved marinade. Turn chicken and bake until tender, about 30 minutes longer. Brush occasionally with remaining marinade.

CHINESE GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Turn broiler on and cover broiler pan with aluminum foil.
• Wash and dry chicken. Cut each breast into quarters. Put chicken in the broiler pan.
• Combine onion, ginger, soy sauce, sherry, honey and garlic in oil. Spoon some over chicken and put under broiler 2 or 3 inches from source of heat. Broil until chicken begins to brown, about 7 minutes. Turn and spoon remaining glaze over chicken and continue broiling until chicken is done, 10 to 12 minutes total.
• Chop cilantro. Serve chicken with its pan juices, sprinkling cilantro over the top.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH ORIENTAL ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over high heat.
• Brown chicken breast quickly, then turn the heat down to medium and cook until juices run free of pink (about 20 minutes).
• Turning the chicken often to prevent burning.
• Mix cornstarch, mustard, orange juice and soy sauce in a small bowl.
• When chicken is fully cooked, place on a heated platter or in a low oven to keep warm.
• Discard the oil left in the saucepan.
• Add the orange mixture to the saucepan and heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly, and boil through until thickened.
• Pour over chicken breasts.