My mom gave me this sweet, tender, and tasty recipe for chicken thighs. A different twist on chicken with wonderful flavor! Pairs well with Asian-inspired side dishes, either rice or vegetables.
10.21.18 Followed the recipe to the letter, and this turned out very well. The sauce is delicious, and if you’re serving over rice or noodles, you may want to consider making more of it. I like the idea of a chopped green onion garnish for some eye appeal, but I wouldn’t use the 1” green onion pieces next time, rather, I’d opt for sautéing slivers of a regular sweet onion (personal taste preference here). I also could see substituting part of the olive oil with sesame oil, since I think the sesame flavor would be a good partner in the sauce. Super simple to make, nice enough for company, but easy enough for a weeknight dinner. Also, I think pork tenderloin would be a good variation on this recipe and equally good. Served with spicy sesame linguini and creamed succotash.
Read More 10.21.18 Followed the recipe to the letter, and this turned out very well. The sauce is delicious, and if you’re serving over rice or noodles, you may want to consider making more of it. I like the idea of a chopped green onion garnish for some eye appeal, but I wouldn’t use the 1” green onion pieces next time, rather, I’d opt for sautéing slivers of a regular sweet onion (personal taste preference here). I also could see substituting part of the olive oil with sesame oil, since I think the sesame flavor would be a good partner in the sauce. Super simple to make, nice enough for company, but easy enough for a weeknight dinner. Also, I think pork tenderloin would be a good variation on this recipe and equally good. Served with spicy sesame linguini and creamed succotash.
I really liked the chicken thighs in a plum sauce. I didn't have plum jam so I used a 30 oz can of whole plums - seeded and blended, then made a sauce in the skillet with 2 T of cornstarch added to the reserved plum juice. combine the cornstarch and juice in a jar and shake to get rid of lumps before adding to th skillet. If you like it a little sweeter add 1 T. of brown sugar. I also substituted 1 chopped small onion and added 1t. of chopped garlic. The rest of the ingredients were the same. This makes enough sauce for 8-12 chicken thighs but you will need a very large skillet. I simmered the thighs in the skillet to make sure it cooked through the thicker pieces. Serve over Rice.
