Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons orange marmalade or apricot preserves
- 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and finely grated
- Large pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
- 2 bell peppers (1 red, 1 yellow), quartered lengthwise
- 1 bunch scallions, cut into 3-inch pieces
- 3 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt
- 8 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs (3 to 3 3/4 pounds)
- Cooked white rice, for serving (optional)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Make the sweet-and-sour sauce: Whisk the ketchup, marmalade, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger and cayenne in a small bowl. Put the bell peppers and scallions on a rimmed baking sheet and toss with 2 tablespoons of the prepared sauce, 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil and a pinch of salt.
Heat the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Working in batches, add the chicken to the skillet skin-side down and cook, undisturbed, until the skin is golden and slightly crisp, about 4 minutes. Place skin-side up on the baking sheet with the vegetables.
Brush the chicken with half of the remaining sweet-and-sour sauce. Bake until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165 degrees F, 20 to 25 minutes. Divide the chicken and vegetables among plates. Serve with rice and the remaining sauce.
Per serving: Calories 542; Fat 32 g (Saturated 8 g); Cholesterol 168 mg; Sodium 618 mg; Carbohydrate 16 g; Fiber 2 g; Protein 47 g
Photograph by Christopher Testani

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By 5fabulousfrosts
on April 16, 2013
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Delicious! I added pineapple chunks and just a pinch of brown sugar, like others suggested. Served it over rice and it was a hit at our house. Will be making this again.
By hillaryclarke
on March 21, 2013
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This is very very good. One of the best things I've made in awhile. I did a couple things differently: 1 I doubled the sauce and it was just enough
2 I added sugar to the sauce and I think it really improved the taste (it always does
By mjpino
Miami, FL
on March 19, 2013
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Made this for dinner and it was easy and tasty. I used boneless skinless chicken thighs because we prefer them over the ones with bones. Next time I'll make double the amount of sauce so we have more for the rice and leftovers.
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