Sticky sesame and soy chicken traybake

Name: Sticky sesame and soy chicken traybake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese recipes
Ingredients: 4 chicken legs, skin-on; 3 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 large star anise, crushed; 3cm piece fresh ginger, grated; 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil; 2 tsp honey; 2 oranges, 1 sliced, 1 juiced; 200g basmati rice; 200g spring greens, sliced; 4 spring onions, sliced

Published: 5 Nov 18
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

None of the fuss but all of the flavour is what you get from this sticky sesame and soy chicken traybake. Just combine all the ingredients, pour over the chicken and pop in the oven until caramelised.

Serves 4
Hands-on time 20 min, oven time 35-40 min

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Ingredients

4 chicken legs, skin-on
3 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 large star anise, crushed
3cm piece fresh ginger, grated
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
2 tsp honey
2 oranges, 1 sliced, 1 juiced
200g basmati rice
200g spring greens, sliced
4 spring onions, sliced

Method

Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. Heat a shallow flameproof casserole over a medium heat, add the chicken legs and brown all over. Mix the soy sauce, star anise, ginger, sesame oil, honey and orange juice in a small bowl, then pour over the chicken in the casserole. Add the orange slices and roast for 35-40 minutes or until golden and cooked through, basting with the juices halfway through.
Meanwhile, cook the rice in boiling salted water for 12 minutes or according to the packet instructions. Once the chicken legs are cooked, stir the spring greens into the sauce and return to the oven for another 2 minutes to wilt.
Serve the chicken legs with the rice and greens, sprinkled with the spring onions.

Recipe from March 2018 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 423kcals
Fat: 8.9g (2.1g saturated)
Protein: 33.2g
Carbohydrates: 50.6g (10.2g sugars)
Fibre: 3.6g
Salt: 1.9g

delicious. tips

Use skin-on chicken thighs instead of legs if you prefer; you’ll need 2 per person.

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