Sticky Baked Chicken Thighs with a Caramelised Glaze
Make sticky baked chicken thighs in 30 minutes with a sweet-savory ketchup glaze, garlic, soy sauce, and a quick broiler finish.
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 700 g boneless skinless chicken thighs 5–7 pieces
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar lightly packed
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce all-purpose or light, not dark
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220°C/420°F, or 200°C fan.
- Line a pan with foil and arrange the chicken thighs flat without bunching them.
- Mix the ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, oil, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic. Spoon about two-thirds over the top of the chicken and reserve the rest.
- Bake for 15 minutes, then remove the pan.
- Switch the oven to a high grill/broiler and position the shelf about 20 cm/8 inches from the heat.
- Spoon the pan juices over the chicken, then dab on the remaining glaze.
- Broil for 8–10 minutes until the surface is caramelised. Rest for a few minutes before serving with the pan juices.