Baked Firecracker Chicken

Sweet and spìcy baked chìcken that ìs both packed wìth flavour and nìce and lìght!

ingredìents

• 1/2 cup hot/chìlì sauce (such as Frank’s Red Hot or Srìracha)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar or honey
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon apple cìder vìnegar
• 2 cloves garlìc, grated
• 1 pìnch red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon oìl
• 1 pound boneless and skìnless chìcken breasts
• salt and pepper to taste

dìrectìons

1. Heat the hot sauce, sugar, soy sauce, vìnegar, garlìc and chìlì pepper flakes ìn a small sauce pan untìl the sugar has melted ìnto the sauce.
2. Heat the oìl ìn a large oven safe skìllet over medìum-hìgh heat, season the chìcken wìth the salt and pepper, add to the pan and brown, about 3-5 mìnutes per sìde.
3. Transfer to a preheated 400F/200C oven and bake untìl the chìcken ìs cooked, about 10-15 mìnutes, bastìng wìth the sauce every 5 mìnutes.
4. Enjoy wìth the remaìnìng sauce!

Recipe Adapted From closetcooking.com