Soy Balsamic Chicken Thighs

Total Time: 24 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup good quality soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 6 -8 chicken thighs

Recipe

• 1 mix together the soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, sugar, garlic, salt and pepper until the sugar is dissolved.
• 2 put cleaned and dry chicken thighs in a large sealable plastic bag, add the soy mixture, force out excess air and leave to marinate for up to 24 hours.
• 3 preheat oven to 425f transfer chicken and marinade to a large shallow baking pan (do not crowd chicken) then roast in middle of oven turning twice until chicken is cooked through for about 35-40 minutes.
• 4 arrange chicken on serving dish.
• 5 skim fat from the pan juices, place baking dish across 2 burners on top of stove add 1/3 cup water and deglaze over mod high heat stirring and scraping up brown bits, do this till reduced to about 1/4 cup.
• 6 (approx 2 minutes) spoon sauce over chicken.
• 7 * as you can see a few have found this too salty for their taste.i suggest you use a salt reduced soy sauce if your tastes prefer a less salty dish.