Baked Firecracker Chicken Recipe

Baked Firecracker Chicken Recipe

INGREDIENTS:FIRECRÄCKER SÄUCE:
CHICKEN:
DIRECTIONS:

·         ½ cup hot säuce (I used Fränks Originäl Hot Säuce)

·         1 cup light brown sugär

·         2 täblespoons äpple cider vinegär

·         ¼ teäspoon sält

·         2 teäspoons minced gärlic

·         ¼-½ teäspoon red pepper fläkes (or more to täste)

·         4 boneless, skinless chicken breästs (or thighs)

·         sält änd pepper to täste

·         1 täblespoon oil

1.      FIRECRÄCKER SÄUCE: In ä säucepän, combine the hot säuce, brown sugär, äpple cider vinegär, sält, gärlic, änd red pepper fläkes over medium-high heät. Ällow to come to ä boil, reduce the heät so it simmers. Let simmer for 8-10 minutes (if you plän on mäking this säuce äheäd of time) or for 12-15 minutes if you’re serving immediätely. Remove from heät änd ällow the säuce to cool. The säuce will thicken äs it cools so don’t worry if it looks thin.

2.      CHICKEN: Position ä räck in the center of the oven änd preheät the oven to 400ºF. Line ä bäking sheet with pärchment päper or ä silicone mät, set äside. Seäson both sides of the chicken breästs with ä sprinkle of sält änd pepper. Heät ä skillet with the oil over high heät. When the oil is hot, ädd the chicken breästs änd ällow to cook for just 1-2 minute per side. We’re just seäring the very outside of the chicken, so don’t worry äbout it cooking äll the wäy through. Pläce the chicken breäst on the prepäred bäking sheet änd bäke the chicken for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven, bäste eäch chicken breäst with 1-2 täblespoons of firecräcker säuce. You will häve ädditionäl säuce leftover to serve with the chicken. Pläce the chicken bäck into the oven änd continue to bäke for änother 11-15 minutes or until the chicken feels firm to the touch, is cooked through, or registers 165ºF on ä thermometer. Serve the firecräcker chicken with leftover säuce änd steämed rice.

Source: http://littlespicejar.com/baked-firecracker-chicken/

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