Honey Sriracha Chicken Thighs

This recipe yields a batch of relatively spicy chicken thighs. If you don’t like

spicy foods, you can add more honey and less sriracha. Conversely, if you like

spicy foods, consider a 1:1 ratio of sriracha and honey.

⏲️ Prep time: 5 min

🍳 Cook time: 40-45 min

🍽️ Servings: 4

Ingredients

5-6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/3 cup honey

2 tablespoons sriracha hot sauce

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Sesame seeds as a garnish (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F

2. Season the chicken. Rub the thighs with some olive oil and season liberally

with salt and pepper.

3. Place the chicken thighs in a cold skillet, skin-side down. Cook for 15

minutes on medium-low heat without touching them.

4. Prepare Sriracha sauce by stirring honey and sriracha together in a bowl.

5. Flip the chicken thighs. Cook for another 10 minutes.

6. Place chicken thighs on baking tray (or just use skillet if using a cast-iron

skillet). Drizzle the sriracha sauce on both sides of the chicken, coating

it. You do not have to use all of it.

7. Bake chicken thighs for 15 minutes.

8. Test chicken for doneness. Chicken should reach internal temperature of

165°F.

9. If chicken is near done (or done), you can baste a second time with the

remaining sauce (you can make more sauce if you need) and return to oven for

5 more minutes. Do not worry about overcooking; chicken thighs are difficult

to overcook.

10. When chicken is done, let cool for a few minutes and garnish with sesame

seeds before serving.