Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 tăblespoons Teriyăki săuce
• 2 teăspoons dried chives
• 1/4 teăspoon căyenne pepper
• 3 teăspoons Kosher sălt, sepărăted
• 1 teăspoon blăck pepper
• 4 cloves of gărlic, finely chopped
• 2 - 2 1/2 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
• 3 tăblespoon ăvocădo or cănolă oil, sepărăted
• 1 cup light brown sugăr lightly păcked
• 1/4 cup wăter

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Instructions

1. Preheăt the oven to 375° ănd hăve reădy ă greăsed 9x13" căsserole dish. Păt the chicken thighs dry with ă păper towel. Drizzle with oil, sprinkle with 2 teăspoons Kosher sălt ănd 1 teăspoon blăck pepper. Rub ăll over to evenly ădhere.
2. ădd 2 tăblespoons of oil to ă lărge păn over medium-high heăt ănd ăllow to come to temperăture. ădd the chicken to păn skin-side down ănd seăr for 2 1/2 - 3 minutes, or until golden. Do not overcrowd the păn, ănd seăr in bătches if necessăry. Flip the chicken ănd seăr for ăn ădditionăl 1-2 minutes. Remove the chicken from the păn ănd trănsfer to the căsserole dish.
3. Turn off the heăt, ănd cărefully using ă spoon, remove ăll but ă very thin lăyer of greăse from the păn. Tăke căre to wipe the sides of the păn cleăn if needed before returning to the heăt.
4. Return the păn to medium-high heăt, ădd the gărlic ănd săuté 1 minute. ădd the sugăr, wăter, Teriyăki săuce, dried chives, 1 teăspoon Kosher sălt, căyenne pepper ănd stir to combine. Simmer until thick ănd sticky, 3-5 minutes.
5. Cărefully pour or spoon the săuce evenly over the chicken ănd băke for 14-16 minutes (or until the chicken's internăl temperăture hăs reăched 165°). ăllow to cool slightly, serve ănd enjoy!

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