# Sticky Cherry Chicken Thights

- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- salt
- pepper
- 6 chicken thighs
- shallot
- garlic
- ginger
- cherries
- soy sauce
- honey
- rice vinegar
- jalapenos
- cilantro
- mint
- scallions

## Instructions

1. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper.
2. Place the seasoned chicken thighs skin-side down in a pan with olive oil and render the skin.
3. Mince shallots.
4. Mince garlic.
5. Mince ginger.
6. Pit cherries and halve them.
7. Flip the chicken thighs to sear the other side, achieving a golden-brown skin.
8. Transfer the seared chicken thighs to a wire rack to drain and place them in the oven to finish cooking.
9. In the same pan, add the minced shallots, garlic, and ginger to sauté in the chicken fat until soft.
10. Add cherries, soy sauce, honey, and rice vinegar to the pan and cook until the sauce is sticky and thick.
11. Return the cooked chicken thighs to the pan and coat them in the cherry sauce.
12. Plate the chicken thighs and top with a salad of thinly sliced jalapeños, cilantro, mint, and scallions.

## Equipment

- pan
- knife
- wire rack
- bowl
- spatula
- plate

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@haileecatalano/video/7517352055783165214?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7550004359083755022
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/276be359-8568-4c19-ba53-2e7a1815a59c
- Extracted: 2025-09-20

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