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Sticky Chinese Chicken Thighs by Emma Eats & Explores - Grainfree, Glutenfree, Dairyfree, Refined Sugarfree, Paleo, Primal & Low Carb

Sticky Chinese Chicken Thighs

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 13 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Chinese, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Low Carb, Paleo, Primal, Refined Sugar-Free
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 6 chicken thighs
  • 500 ml chicken stock
  • 2 red onions
  • 1 inch fresh ginger
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsps tamari - glutenfree or coconut aminos
  • 1 red chilli
  • 2 tbsps honey
  • 4 spring onions (scallions)
  • salt & pepper

Instructions
 

Marinate the Chicken Thighs

  • Peel and grate the ginger, peel and crush the garlic cloves and dice up the chilli into small pieces.
  • Layer the chicken thighs in a dish and add the garlic, chilli and ginger.
  • Drizzle over the tamari (or coconut aminos) and honey. Season with some salt and black pepper.
  • Massage all ingredients into the chicken thighs and leave in the refrigerator to marinate for a few hours (longer or overnight is better!)

Cooking the dish

  • Preheat the oven to 160C (320F).
  • Heat the sesame oil in a pan (I used the same one I would be cooking the dish in) and brown the chicken thighs for a couple of minutes on each side to colour them. (You can skip this step if you are in a hurry).
  • Remove the chicken thighs from the pan. Peel and slice the red onions and layer in the bottom of the pan.
  • Place the chicken thighs on top of the onions and add the stock.
  • Season well, add the lid and cook for 45 minutes.
  • Remove the lid and cook for a further 10 minutes to brown the top
  • Slice up the spring onions (scallions) and sprinkle over the top as a garnish before serving.