Ingredients

• 4 Chicken thighs
• 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp apple cider or wine vinegar
• A few sprigs of fresh thyme or 1 tsp dry
• 3/4 cup of dry white wine (or use chicken stock)
• 2 or 3 garlic cloves
• Salt & pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Steps

• Step 1

  Preheat your oven to 350°F – 180°C.

• Step 2

  Using a baking dish to mix ingredients, add the Dijon mustard.

• Step 3

  Add the crushed peeled garlic (no need to peel if using good garlic press)

• Step 4

  Add the white wine.

• Step 5

  Add the brown sugar.

• Step 6

  Add the vinegar.

• Step 7

  Add the thyme.

• Step 8

  Add pepper (no salt as mustard is salty) and mix ingredients.

• Step 9

  Salt the chicken thighs and place in the baking dish containing the mixture.

• Step 10

  Drizzle the chicken with olive oil (spread to coat the tops)

• Step 11

  Place in preheated oven and bake for 60 minutes at 350°F – 180°C.

• Step 12

  After the first 20 minutes, turn thighs over to brown the bottoms.

• Step 13

  After another 20 minutes, turn thighs back to finish cooking the tops.

• Step 14

  They should be cooked when liquid is almost gone, just enough for one tbsp per thigh.

• Step 15

  Coat with jus (juices in pan) and serve immediately.

Little Tips

You could also use honey or maple syrup instead of the brown sugar.