Honey Sriracha Chicken Thighs

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Honey Sriracha Chicken Thighs

This recipe yields a batch of relatively spicy chicken thighs. If you don't like spicy foods, you can add more honey and less sriracha. Conversely, if you like spicy foods, consider a 1:1 ratio of sriracha and honey.

Served with roasted potatoes and steamed broccoli.

50 minTotal time
12Steps
12Ingredients
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Ingredients for 2

  • 2 ½–3 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
  • ½ tbsp olive oil
  • ⅛ cup honey
  • 1 tbsp sriracha hot sauce
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • Sesame seeds as a garnish (optional)

Side: Roasted potatoes

  • ¾ lb red potatoes
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Side: Steamed broccoli

  • 8 oz frozen broccoli florets
  • 1 tsp butter
  • ¼ lemon

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F

  2. Season the chicken. Rub the thighs with some olive oil and season liberally with salt and pepper.

  3. Place the chicken thighs in a cold skillet, skin-side down. Cook for 15 minutes on medium-low heat without touching them.

  4. Prepare Sriracha sauce by stirring honey and sriracha together in a bowl.

  5. About 40 minutes before serving, start the potatoes: heat the oven to 425°F. Cut the potatoes into bite-size pieces, toss with the olive oil, salt and pepper, and roast for 25–30 minutes until golden, turning once. If the oven is already in use at a lower temperature, roast on another rack and allow 10–15 minutes longer.

  6. Flip the chicken thighs. Cook for another 10 minutes.

  7. Place chicken thighs on baking tray (or just use skillet if using a cast-iron skillet). Drizzle the sriracha sauce on both sides of the chicken, coating it. You do not have to use all of it.

  8. Bake chicken thighs for 15 minutes.

  9. Test chicken for doneness. Chicken should reach internal temperature of 165°F.

  10. Steam or microwave the broccoli until tender, about 5 minutes, then toss with the butter, a squeeze of lemon and a pinch of salt.

  11. If chicken is near done (or done), you can baste a second time with the remaining sauce (you can make more sauce if you need) and return to oven for 5 more minutes. Do not worry about overcooking; chicken thighs are difficult to overcook.

  12. When chicken is done, let cool for a few minutes and garnish with sesame seeds before serving.