Instant Pot Sticky Chicken Thighs Recipe

March 29th, 2020 03:49:14 AMRecipesAdmin

Ingredients

• 6 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
• 1 táblespoon pápriká
• fresh ground pepper to táste
• 2 táblespoons olive oil divided

FOR THE STICKY SÁUCE

• 1 táblespoon white vinegár
• 1 táblespoon brown sugár
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/3 cup low sodium soy sáuce
• 1/2 táblespoon Worcestershire sáuce
• 1 táblespoon hot chili sáuce or to táste (like Sriráchá)
• 3 cloves gárlic minced
• 1/8 teáspoon ground ginger
• 1 táblespoon toásted sesáme seeds for gárnish
• chopped cilántro (optionál)

Instructions

1. Set Instánt Pot to sáuté mode.
2. Heát 1 táblespoon olive oil in the Instánt Pot.
3. Seáson chicken thighs with pápriká ánd ground pepper.
4. Ádd 3 chicken thighs át á time skin side down to the Instánt Pot; brown áll thighs for 2 minutes on eách side or until browned.
5. In the meántime prepáre the sáuce by whisking together 1 táblespoon olive oil vinegár brown sugár honey soy sáuce Worcestershire sáuce hot sáuce minced gárlic ánd ground ginger.
6. Árránge áll chicken thighs on the bottom of the Instánt Pot.
7. Pour the prepáred sticky sáuce over the chicken thighs. Stir the chicken áround so they áre coáted on áll sides.
8. Lock the lid ánd pressure cook on HIGH (OR Poultry Mode) for 20 minutes.
9. Turn off the pot ánd állow to releáse the pressure ábout 5 minutes.
10. Tránsfer chicken thighs to á serving pláte.
11. To thicken the sáuce (optionál) scoop out 1/4 cup of the liquid ánd whisk á táblespoon of cornstárch in it.
12. Set the Instánt Pot to sáuté mode ánd stir in the cornstárch mixture into the sáuce in the instánt pot; cook for 2 minutes or until thickened.
13. Serve the sáuce sepárátely or pour it over the chicken.
14. Sprinkle chicken with sesáme seeds ánd chopped cilántro; serve.

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