Sarasota's Sesame Grilled Chicken Thighs

This is such a simple marinade and great using inexpensive chicken thighs which are simply grilled. You could easily serve this for a dinner party or even every day. I love this served with an edamame salad or a simple green salad with a sesame dressing to combine all the flavors. I love some easy grilled vegetables with this to make just a light dinner. If you want some brown rice with, water chestnuts, scallions and a little soy would draw all the flavors in too. Put the chicken in the marinade which takes 2 minutes to make, shake up the baggie and then 8 hours later ... grill. Even a indoor grill pan will work for this.

• Ready In: 24 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 4-8
• Yields: 4-8

Ingredients

• 8 -10  boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 12  tablespoons soy sauce
• 8  tablespoons honey
• 4  tablespoons sherry wine vinegar or 4  tablespoons  rice wine vinegar
• 2  tablespoons  sesame oil
• 2  teaspoons  vegetable oil
• 1  teaspoon ground ginger
• 2  teaspoons  minced garlic
• 1  teaspoon dried cilantro or 1  teaspoon  you can use parsley
• 5  tablespoons sesame seeds (finishing touch)

Directions

1. Marinade -- Mix everything except the sesame seeds in a measuring cup. Pour 1/2 or a bit more into the baggie and save the remaining amount to use as a glaze as the chicken grills. Put the marinade in a baggie and then add the chicken. Toss to coat well and just let it go. 4-8 hours is idea. I prefer 8, but even 1 or 2 will give it some good flavor. This will also work with bone in thighs as well, and for that matter, pretty much any cut of chicken, but I just love the dark meat of the thighs for this.
2. Grill -- Just grill the the chicken on medium high heat to get good grill marks but don't let it flare up. I like to use the marinade to baste a few times as the chicken grills.
3. Sesame seeds -- as the chicken grills, add the seeds to a small dry skillet and just cook 1-2 to minutes to lightly toast. That is all you need. Now, I put them in a small bowl so I can coat the chicken with them.
4. Finishing the chicken -- The last minute, brush lightly with the marinade flip once and then remove from the grill. Just using tongs. I lightly dip the top of the thighs into the toasted sesame seeds. Not too heavy, just a light topping. And they are done.