الأربعاء، 21 ديسمبر 2011

pineapple teriyaki chicken thighs

Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken Thighs

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Total Recipe cost: $9.94
Servings Per Recipe: 7-8
Cost per serving: $1.42
Prep time: 20 min. Cook time: 55 min. Total: 1 hr. 15 min.


INGREDIENTS COST
1 clove garlic $0.08
2 inches fresh ginger $0.25
1 Tbsp vegetable oil $0.08
1/4 cup soy sauce $0.24
1 (18 oz.) jar pineapple jam $2.78
1/2 Tbsp rice vinegar $0.02
1/2 Tbsp corn starch $0.03
4 lbs. bone-in chicken thighs $6.46
TOTAL
$9.94

STEP 1: Peel the ginger (use a vegetable peeler) and grate it into a medium sauce pot with a small cheese grater. Mince the garlic and add it to the pot along with 1 Tbsp of vegetable oil. Saute the garlic and ginger over medium heat, just until soft (about one minute).

STEP 2: Add the soy sauce, pineapple jam, and rice vinegar. Bring the mixture up to a simmer over medium heat. Dissolve the cornstarch in just enough water to make a slurry and pour it into the bubbling sauce. Allow to simmer for about five more minutes. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

STEP 3: Prepare a baking sheet with foil and nonstick spray. Place the chicken thighs on the baking sheet. Reserve about 1/3 of the pineapple teriyaki sauce in a bowl for spooning over the chicken after cooking (you don't want to contaminate this with raw chicken). Using about half of the rest of the sauce, brush a thick layer over the chicken.

STEP 4: Place the pineapple teriyaki coated chicken in the preheated oven and bake for about 20 minutes. Take the chicken out and brush with more sauce (not the sauce reserved for after baking). Brush as much on as possible. Place back in the oven and bake until the sauce turns golden brown and bubbly (about 30 minutes more).

STEP 5: Take the chicken out of the oven and allow to rest for about 5 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a serving dish and spoon some of the reserved (uncontaminated) sauce over top.

Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken Thighs


Step By Step Photos


garlic ginger
First, peel the ginger and then grate it using a small cheese grater. Mince the garlic. Place both in a medium sauce pot with 1 Tbsp of vegetable oil. Saute just until soft (about one minute).

pineapple jam
The one time I wanted pineapple jam, they actually didn't have it at the store. But they *did* have this apricot pineapple jam. I used it and it was still delicious! I ended up using the entire 18 oz. jar.

pineapple teriyaki sauce
Add the jam, soy sauce, and rice vinegar to the pot with the garlic and ginger. Stir to dissolve the jam and allow it to come up to a simmer over medium heat.

cornstarch slurry
While the sauce is coming up to a simmer, dissolve the cornstarch in just enough water to make a slurry (a tablespoon or so of water).

thicken sauce
Pour the cornstarch slurry into the bubbling sauce. Stir it in and allow it to simmer for about five more minutes.

raw chicken
Place the chicken on a baking sheet covered with foil and non-stick spray. I experimented with skin on and skin off. They both turned out delicious and moist, although the skin on was prettier! The number of servings you'll get from this depends on how many chicken thighs you get per 4 pounds. One of my packages had four, while the other had 3... I didn't look before I purchased.

coat chicken
Pour off about 1/3 of the sauce for use after cooking the chicken - you don't want it to get contaminated with raw chicken. Using about half of the rest of the sauce, coat the chicken. The sauce may be kind of thin because it's hot, so don't worry if you can't get it on too thick. You'll be putting more on half way through baking.

bake chicken
Bake the chicken in a preheated 375 degree oven. After about 20 minutes, pull the chicken out and coat with more sauce (the "contaminated" sauce, not the reserved sauce). This is what my chicken looked like after the second coating. Place it back in the oven and bake until the sauce turns a nice golden brown (about 30 more minutes).

baked pineapple teriyaki chicken
And this is what the chicken looked like after about 50-55 minutes of total baking time.

pineapple teriyaki chicken
You can serve it as is (this picture) or spoon some of the reserved (uncontaminated) sauce over top (the top photo in the post). I liked having that extra bit of sauce spooned over top!

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