Maple Chicken Thighs
Maple Author Katie Webster on Maple Ginger Chicken Thighs:
You know how some cookbooks automatically fall open to a particular page because you’ve used that recipe so many times? Mark my words, this will be that page. Here is a sweet, savory, and easy-as-heck recipe that is perfect for a chilly evening spent with friends.
Maple Ginger Chicken Thighs
Featured Recipe From: Maple: 100 Sweet and Savory Recipes Featuring Pure Maple Syrup
Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 13 hours
Ingredients:
1 shallot, finely sliced
3/4 cup apple cider
1/2 cup dark pure maple syrup
1 tablespoon finely grated peeled, fresh ginger
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves, plus four sprigs, divided
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
8 bone-in chicken thighs
3 medium pears or apples, peeled, cored, and quartered
Directions:
In a medium bowl, whisk shallot, cider, syrup, ginger, vinegar, thyme, salt, and pepper. Place chicken in a large resealable bag. Pour marinade into bag, seal it, and refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours, turning once or twice to agitate marinade and coat all pieces.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Remove chicken from marinade and arrange pieces, skin side up, in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Tuck pears and thyme sprigs among chicken pieces. Pour marinade over top.
Bake, basting occasionally, about 1 hour, until chicken is cooked through and starting to pull from the bone. Serve chicken and pears with sauce spooned over top.
© 2015 Katie Webster
Reprinted with permission from Maple: 100 Sweet and Savory Recipes Featuring Pure Maple Syrup by Katie Webster (Quirk Books)
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Dee, this sounds like such a heartwarming fall meal! (I’m thinking roasted squash on the side.) I love Autumn!
Wow this looks like a very refreshing recipe with so many different flavors combined together. I am very curious what it would taste like so I must try this, thank you!
Donna
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