Japanese Mum's Chicken

This recipe is quite yummy! I got it off a friends cooking blog, Busy Mom's Cookbook. It was really quite tasty! I made extra so that there would be leftovers but we were pigs and ate it all! It is definitely worth the try and not too spicy, it just has a little bite to it but of course you could leave our the red pepper flakes and some of the garlic if you arent a garlic person.

Ingredients:
- 8 chicken drumsticks, skin on. (I actually used 4 boneless, skinless breasts and it turned out just fine!)
- 1 cup of water
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and smashed (I used 3 cloves smashed and 1 clove minced)
- 1 small hot chili pepper, slit open, seeds removed

* I also added 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes and 2 teaspoons of cornstarch (dissolved in water during the reducing process) *

Directions:

- Place all the ingredients in a saucepan over high heat.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Increase the heat, turning the drumsticks frequently in the sauce and cook until the liquid has reduced to a sticky glaze.



- Arrange chicken on a serving platter, remove the garlic cloves & chili pepper from the liquid and spoon the glaze over.

I made this and topped it over brown rice. Very good!