Sticky Balsamic glazed Chicken

This dish is rich with flavour from the marinade and addictive from its sticky glaze. I served it with extra Sriracha because I put it on everything.

These are marinated in Chinese 5 spice which is pretty much my favourite taste at the moment and I think it compliments the balsamic glaze amazingly. I can't go on about how good this is you just really need to try it.

Sticky Balsamic Glazed Chicken

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2 small chicken breasts

• 1tsp baking powder

• black pepper and salt, to serve

• half a head of broccoli, pulled into pieces

• 2 spring onions, sliced diagonally

• corriander, to serve

For the marinade

• 25g dark brown sugar or 1tbsp honey

• juice from half a lime

• 2tbsp dark soy sauce

• 1 heaped tsp Chinese-5-spice

• 1tsp curry powder

• 1tsp ginger powder

• 2 garlic cloves, minced

• 1/2 red chilli, finely minced ( or one small )

For the Sticky Glaze

• 60ml high-quality balsamic vinegar

• 120ml water

• 40ml dark soy sauce

• 20g dark brown sugar

Method

- First prepare the chicken either the day or a few hours before serving. Combine the marinade ingredients and pour it over the chicken breasts.

- When ready to eat, preheat a fan oven to 180 degrees. Line a tray with baking paper.

- Drain the chicken from the marinade and gently dry with a paper towel. Rub on half the baking powder over each breast.

- Place the two chicken breasts on the tray and cook for 30 minutes.

- 10 minutes before the chicken is ready, boil or steam the broccoli.

- While everything is cooking, make the glaze by simply combining all the ingredients and pouring it into a sauce pan over a medium heat.

- Let it gently simmer until it has thickened considerably, but careful not too much otherwise it will burn! My tip is to stay by the sauce or in the kitchen the whole time because it thickens very quickly towards the end and you turn your head one moment and come back, Bam, the pan's ruined and you've got no glaze.

- Once thickened, pour the sauce into a cold bowl ( this just helps the glaze thicken quicker).

- After the time is up for the chicken, remove the breasts from the oven and brush over the glaze. as well as you can because it will be thick!

- Serve the chicken on a bed of coriander alongside the broccoli and rice

( or any other grain you like ), a sprinkle over the spring onions and enjoy!