Sesame-teriyaki Chicken Thighs

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons dry sherry
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 garlic cloves, minced (or crushed with a garlic press, about 2 t.)
• 1 teaspoon peeled finely grated fresh ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 8 bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed (about 2 1/2 lb.)
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 make the sauce: combine all sauce ingredients in a small bowl, stir until the sugar dissolves.
• 2 pour 1/2 cup sauce (save remaining sauce for another use) in a zip-lock plastic bag; add in the chicken; seal bag and marinate chicken in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
• 3 preheat the broiler; remove chicken from marinade and arrange it on a broiler pan, skin side down (if the chicken still had skin).
• 4 discard marinade.
• 5 broil the chicken until brown and crispy, 8-10 minutes, then turn the pieces over and broil until almost cooked through, about 8 minutes longer.
• 6 sprinkle the chicken with the sesame seeds and cook until the seeds turn golden brown and the chicken is done, 1-2 minutes longer.