Hawaiian Teriyaki Chicken Recipe

• 5 pounds Chicken (thighs) (bone-in, with skin)
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 2 tbsp Cornstarch (dissolved in 1 tablespoon water)
• Sauce
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Water
• 3/4 cup Soy Sauce (Aloha brand preferred)
• 1/2 inch piece Ginger (smashed)
• 1 Garlic, (clove) (smashed)

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine sauce ingredients in pot and bring to boil. Turn off heat and stir to dissolve sugar.
• Mix all of the ingredients for the sauce.
• Remove 1/2 cup of sauce for dipping; set aside remainder.
• Heat oil in heavy skillet and dip the chicken pieces in the 1/2 cup sauce, then sear in skillet, working in batches.
• Place seared pieces in baking pan, skin side down.
• Pour any remaining dipping sauce over chicken.
• Bake 60 to 70 minutes, until cooked through.
• Remove garlic and ginger from reserved sauce.
• Bring sauce to simmer.
• Stir in cornstarch slurry and stir to thicken.
• Pour sauce over chicken.