Chinese-style lemon marmalade chicken

Per serving

249kcal
21гProteins
16гFats
Carbs

Chicken thighs basted in lemon, ginger and soy sauce and roasted in the oven - perfect with a side of egg-fried rice or stir-fried noodles

Ingredients

4 serv.
  • lemon marmalade200g g
  • garlic cloves2

    crushed

  • of gingersmall knob

    peeled and finely grated (about 1 tbsp)

  • soy sauce1 tbsp tbsp
  • sunflower oil1 tsp tsp
  • juice and zest 1 lemon
  • chicken thighs8

    skin on and bone in

  • spring onions2

    sliced diagonally

  • rice

    and stir-fried Tenderstem broccoli, to serve

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Mix together the marmalade, garlic, ginger, soy, oil and half the lemon juice. Arrange the chicken thighs on a baking tray lined with foil and spoon over half the marmalade mixture. Roast in the oven for 15 mins.

  2. 2

    Baste the chicken with the marmalade mix from the bottom of the tray, then spoon over the remaining marmalade mix and cook for another 10 mins. Baste again, then cook for a further 10-15 mins until the chicken is cooked through and golden.

  3. 3

    Squeeze over the remaining lemon juice, and sprinkle with the zest and spring onions. Serve with rice and stir-fried Tenderstem broccoli.

Source: bbcgoodfood.com
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