Date & Honey-Glazed Chicken Thighs
If you love sticky, tangy chicken you will love this exotic chicken recipe. This is a fantastic and easy dish for Rosh Hashana!
Dates in Hebrew are tamarim, a play on the word yitamu, “may our enemies be destroyed.” Finished. Yesterday. And you don’t have to be a child to love Winnie-the-Pooh’s “hunny.” The ultimate symbol of sweetness, we consume honey as we pray for a “good sweet year.”
If you love sticky, tangy chicken you will love this easy, exotic chicken recipe.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Kashrut Type: Meat
INGREDIENTS
Cooking spray
1 cup apple juice
12 pitted dry dates, coarsely chopped, pitted, and checked for bugs
6 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
4 tablespoon honey
4 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon kosher salt
8 large bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, about 3 pounds
PREPARATION
- Preheat oven to 400° F. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Prepare glaze: In a food processor, combine apple juice, dates, garlic, honey, olive oil, and salt. Pulse until fairly smooth.Tip: Prepare the glaze in a large food processor to avoid messy cleanup. Also, consider preparing the glaze and letting the chicken pieces marinate in it overnight.
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In a large bowl, combine chicken and glaze; toss to coat well.
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Transfer to the prepared baking dish and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until chicken reaches 175°F internal temperature.
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