Honey Lemongrass Chicken Legs

🥘 Ingredients

• chicken legs
  4 pieces
• cilantro
  1 bunch
• fish sauce
  1 tsp
• garlic
  2 cloves
• honey
  2 tbsp
• jasmine rice
  ½ cup
• lemongrass
  1 stalk
• lime
  1 unit
• snow peas
  1 c
• soy sauce
  2 tbsp
• sriracha
  ½ tsp
• sugar
  1 tbsp
• vegetable oil
  2 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• small pot
• large pan
• baking sheet
• small bowl

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Preheat oven to 450°F. Bring 1¼ cups water and a large pinch of salt to a boil in a small pot . Mince garlic . Remove tough outer layers from lemongrass until you reach the tender core, then finely mince. Halve lime and cut one half into wedges.

   garlic: 2 cloves, lemongrass: 1 stalk, lime: 1 unit
2. 

   2

   Heat a drizzle of vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken legs skin-side down and cook until browned and crisp ⏱️ 4 minutes . Flip and cook ⏱️ 3-4 minutes . Transfer to a foil-lined baking sheet and roast until no longer pink in the center ⏱️ 15-20 minutes .

   vegetable oil: 2 tbsp, chicken legs: 4 pieces
3. 

   3

   Once water is boiling, add jasmine rice to the pot. Cover, lower heat, and simmer until tender ⏱️ 15-20 minutes . Remove from heat and let stand until the rest of the meal is ready.

   jasmine rice: ½ cup
4. 

   4

   Carefully pour out all but 1 tbsp grease from the pan. Place over low heat and add garlic and lemongrass. Cook until fragrant ⏱️ 30 seconds . Stir in soy sauce , honey , fish sauce , sugar , juice from the lime halves, and sriracha . Simmer until thick and syrupy ⏱️ 2-3 minutes . Transfer to a small bowl and wash out the pan.

   soy sauce: 2 tbsp, honey: 2 tbsp, fish sauce: 1 tsp, sugar: 1 tbsp, sriracha: ½ tsp
5. 

   5

   Heat a drizzle of oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Add snow peas and cook, tossing occasionally, until tender ⏱️ 3 minutes . Season with salt, pepper, and a squeeze of lime. Once chicken is cooked through, remove from oven and brush with half the glaze. Return to oven until glaze is tacky ⏱️ 2 minutes .

   snow peas: 1 c
6. 

   6

   Remove chicken from oven and brush with remaining glaze. Fluff rice with a fork. Divide rice, snow peas, and chicken between plates. Tear cilantro leaves from stems and scatter over top. Serve with lime wedges on the side.

   cilantro: 1 bunch