Melt-in-your-mouth Barbecued Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 8 bone-in skinless chicken thighs (or use boneless)
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon dry crushed red pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 cups cooked rice, kept warm
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion, green tops only

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. add chicken thighs, and sauté 3 minutes on each side.
• 2 combine fruit juices in a large bowl. stir cornstarch and 1 tablespoon juice mixture together until smooth; set aside.
• 3 stir soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, vinegar, ketchup, red pepper and garlic into remaining juice mixture; pour over chicken. bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes, turning chicken after 20 minutes. if using boneless chicken, cooking time will only take about 25 minutes.
• 4 uncover chicken, and stir in cornstarch mixture. cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until sauce thickens.
• 5 spoon warm rice onto a serving platter, top with chicken and sauce. sprinkle with green onions.