Recipe - Peach-Glazed Chicken Thighs

2 lg Ripe peaches
6 Chicken thighs
One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Freshly ground pepper
2 teaspoon Olive oil
2 teaspoon Honey
1 tablespoon Red wine vinegar [maybe
balsamic vinegar would be
good instead]
2 tablespoon Sliced scallion green [parts
only]

Food & Wine, July 1987, 2 to 3 servings.

1. Peel and chop 1 peach and place in a medium bowl. Using a fork, mash
the peach. Place the chicken thighs in the bowl and toss well to coat well.
Cover and let stand at room temperature for 2 hours or refrigerate for up
to 6 hours; let return to room temperature before proceeding.

2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Remove the chicken from the marinade
and pat dry with paper towels. Season the chicken with the salt and pepper.

3. In a large ovenproof skillet, heat the olive oil over high heat. Add
the chicken, skinside down, and cook until the skin is deep brown and
crisp, about 5 minutes. Turn the thighs and place the skillet in the oven.
Bake until tender, about 15 minutes.

4. Peel and slice the remaining peach. Remove the chicken thigh from the
skillet. Pour off any fat from the pan and return the chicken to the
skillet. Place over high heat until the chicken begins to sizzle. Add the
honey; toss to coat the thighs. Cook, stirring, until the honey begins to
brown and stick to the bottom of the pan, about 1 minute. Add the vinegar
and peach slices. Stir to loosen the brown bits from the bottom of the pan
and turn to glaze the chicken, about 1 One half minutes. Remove the thighs to a
platter, place the peach slices in the middle and garnish with the
scallion.

Posted to FOODWINE Digest 8 November 96

Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 18:13:31 0500

From: Tracey Meyer tmeyer@RCI.RUTGERS.EDU