Chicken Thighs in Citrus Sauce
The chicken thighs are marinated in a citrus sauce and cooked in the oven with a delicious sauce. It turns out super juicy!
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Ingredients
8
Servings
- 2 kilos chicken thigh, with bone in
- 3/4 cups orange juice, freshly made
- 2 tablespoons orange zest
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 1 teaspoon peppermint, finely chopped
- 1/4 tablespoons basil
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons shallot, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, for the sauce
- 1 tablespoon shallot, finely chopped for the sauce
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, peeled and chopped (for the sauce)
- 1/2 cups orange jam, (for the sauce)
- 1/4 cups sweet chili sauce, (for the sauce)
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, (for the sauce)
- 2 tablespoons orange zest, (for the sauce)
Preparation
2h
0 mins
Medium
- Mix the thighs with the orange juice, orange zest, salt, pepper, mint, basil, vinegar, and shallots in a zip-loc bag. Refrigerate for 6-8 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
- Remove the chicken from the marinade, reserving 1/4 cup. Place the chicken in a pyrex and put in the oven for 45 minutes.
- Prepare a sauce to baste the chicken. In a small pot over medium-high heat, add the olive oil, shallots, and ginger. Cook for 3 minutes. Add the remaining sauce ingredients (orange zest, orange marmalade, marinade, sweet chili sauce, and balsamic vinegar). Reduce heat to low and let cook for 15 minutes.
- After the chicken has been cooked for 45 minutes in the oven, turn it over and baste the chicken every 7 minutes with the prepared sauce. Total baking time is another 15-20 minutes.
Nutritional Information
* * Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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