I love garlic, but whenever I peel and chop it my fingers end up smelling like garlic for the rest of the day. I haven’t resorted to buying peeled garlic (yet!) and I recently just discovered a new garlic peeling trick at saveur.com. All you do is crush the cloves (they suggest using the heel of your hand, I use the flat of my knife) then dump them into a bowl. Put another same sized bowl on top, hold them together and shake. The shaking rubs all the cloves together and somehow their skins fall off.
i heart my savora garlic press!
I guess garlic is just one of those things – it takes a little effort for a lot of reward. It’s so delicious that I guess I don’t mind my garlicky hands. Garlic is one of the things I always have on hand, so it’s a starting point for a lot of my throw-it-together recipes. On this particular day the fridge had chicken and jalapeños. A quick check in the pantry for honey and it was honey garlic jalapeño chicken for dinner.
This recipe is fast, especially if you’re willing to forgo the marinating time. I just marinated while the grill was heating up, which wasn’t very long at all. If I have the foresight to marinate meat, I do it, but usually I’m looking in the fridge an hour before dinner time wondering what I’m going to make. For times like that, I say forget the marination time. The honey, garlic and jalapeños are flavourful enough without the extra time. I love the subtle spice of the jalapeño with honey and garlic.
Spicy Jalapeno Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 1 head garlic minced
- 1 jalapeño diced
- 6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp neutral oil
Instructions
- Mix the garlic and jalapeños in a small bowl and divide into two, reserving half of the mixture. Place the chicken thighs in a shallow dish and season generously with salt and pepper. Add half of the garlic and jalapeño mix and two tablespoons of oil. Marinate for an hour if you have the time, otherwise, just go ahead and cook.
- Grill or pan fry the chicken thighs on medium heat until the thighs are cooked through, 20-30 minutes, flipping as needed. If baking, put in a 375ºF oven for 30-40 minutes.
- While the chicken is cooking, mix together the reserved garlic and jalapeños along with the honey and 2 tbsp water. If grilling, brush the thighs with the honey mixture and grill until golden and sticky. If cooking on the stove top, add the honey mix to the pan and turn the heat up to medium high and reduce to a glossy sauce. Enjoy immediately.
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Oven temperature and time of baking???
Oh my! I must try this!! Would this be good on a salad?? I AM definitely going to try this!
Hi, I’m dying to try this out but I am a bit confused about the recipe.
Should I finely chop the garlic? Leave it whole? MInce it?
Thanks!
It’s minced!
I just made this for dinner tonight and it was delicious! My husband usually prefers a sauce to go with his meat. Can you recommend an easy sauce that would compliment this chicken dish?
hi jessica,
i probably would double the sauce ingredients to make a bit of extra glaze with 2-3 cloves minced garlic, a diced jalapeño, 1/4 cup honey, a splash of soy sauce and water. in a small non-stick pan, heat up a touch of oil and gently cook the garlic until soft, but not brown. add the jalapeños, honey, soy sauce and water. bring to a simmer, stir and reduce a bit. hope that helps!
The most confusing, bad recipe and directions I’ve ever seen. The ingredients look great. After that it’s useless !!
I just picked up some of that honey the other day and had NO clue what I was going to do with it! This sounds delish!
I will definitely be giving this a go!
Thanks
Oh man. I made these tonight. Best ever!!! I am adding this to my favorites. The family loved it!!!
I was looking for a recipe using chicken and jalapenos, and stumbled across your blog. I wasn’t exactly sure about the flavor combination of garlic, jalapeno, and honey, but I made it anyway. It was delicious!
wow, this looks so good and inviting. I am almost salivating. Love the char grilled marks. Honey & chicken is always a great combination.
I saw this recipe which looked yummy and simple. At first my husband was skeptical that this wouldn’t be very flavorful because of the simple seasoning. I convinced him that we should try it and I’m glad we did, It was amazingly delicious!