"Rach's Sticky Asian Chicken is glazed with a sweet, garlic-ginger sauce & served over a veggie-packed green rice...."
INGREDIENTS
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½ cup pourable dark-brown sugar
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3 tablespoons each Chinese dark soy and light soy sauce, OR about ⅓ cup tamari
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3 tablespoons hoisin
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3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
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1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
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1 bunch scallions, whites finely chopped, reserve green tops for garnishing chicken
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2 inches ginger root, finely chopped or grated
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4 cloves garlic, minced or grated
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2 limes, juiced
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8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed (or 4 chicken breasts, halved across and the larger lobe halved horizontally)
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Salt and pepper
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2 tablespoons canola, safflower or olive oil
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1 bunch scallion green tops, thinly sliced on bias
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Toasted sesame seeds, about 3 tablespoons
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2 cups chicken broth or water
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1 ¼ cups white rice
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1 cup packed spinach
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2 scallions, coarsely chopped
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1 green chili pepper, coarsely chopped
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2 cloves garlic, crushed
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1 inch ginger, grated
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1 lime, zested and juiced