Sorghum Glazed Chicken
A classic homestead recipe!
Our Recipe Books•Feb 7, 2025
This recipe calls for bone-in chicken thighs but chicken drumsticks or boneless skinless thighs can be used, if preferred. This chicken is delicious served over cheddar cheese grits.
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Instructions
Chicken
Rub salt (2 tsp) all over chicken (5 lb). Refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 24 hours.
Preheat oven to 350°F
Mix sugar and remaining spices together in a small bowl. Coat chicken in oil then sprinkle spice rub liberally over the chicken pieces.
Grill first, then bake. Grilling adds a great flavor to the chicken but you can skip the grilling steps if desired. If grilling, heat grill until very hot. Place chicken skin side down and grill until the skin is brown and crispy, approximately 5-7 minutes.
Flip chicken over and grill an additional 5 minutes. Remove from grill.
Place chicken, skin side up, in a greased 9x13 baking dish.
Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
While the chicken bakes, assemble and cook the sorghum glaze.
Before serving, pour the sorghum glaze over the chicken.
Sorghum Glaze
Combine all ingredients and simmer until thickened, about 20 minutes.
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