Molasses Glazed Asian Chicken With Rice
Molasses, ginger and soy sauce make a terrific glaze for this easy to make chicken.
Calories per serving: 415kcal
Ingredients
- 2 chicken legs
- 2 chicken thighs
Glaze
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon powdered Ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Rice
- 1 cup rice
- 2 cups water
- 1 *heaping teaspoon chicken base
- 1 teaspoon freeze-dried cilantro
- 1 teaspoon Justice
- 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
Instructions
- Mix all the sauce ingredients together at set aside at least 10 minutes.
- Put the chicken in a cast-iron skillet. Pour sauce over chicken and bake at 300 for 30 minutes.
- Turn the chicken. Raise the heat to 350, bake for 20 minutes. Turn and raise heat to 400 and bake for 10 minutes.
- Check and turn and raise heat another 50 degrees until the sauce has thickened and the chicken is done - about 5 minutes. Watch this carefully so it does not burn.
- While the chicken is in its last 20 minutes make the rice.
- Put the rice, water, base, seasonings, and butter into a small pan.
- Bring the mixture to a boil then reduce to a slow simmer, cover and cook for 20 minutes. Check on it at 15 minutes.
- Plate the rice on a platter then arrange the chicken on top. Garnish with sesame seeds and green onion.
Notes
You can use whatever pieces of chicken you like. If you have a lot of chicken, put it into a 9x12 casserole or a roasting pan.
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