Sticky Lemon Chicken

by Michelle Giampietros

Ingredients
4 Chicken breasts
Sea salt and black pepper
3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil
1 head of garlic, halved horizontally
Few thyme sprigs
Splash of sherry vinegar
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
3 tablespoons honey
1 lemon, finely sliced (ideally with a mandoline)
Bunch of Italian parsley, chopped
Preparation
Season the chicken with salt and pepper and heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan. Brown the chicken (in batches if necessary) over high heat with the garlic and thyme for 2 to 3 minutes on each side until golden brown. Return all the chicken to the pan, add the sherry vinegar, and bubble until reduced by half. Drizzle over the soy sauce and honey and shake the pan to mix.
Pour in a good splash of hot water and add the lemon slices. Let the liquid bubble and reduce down until syrupy, which will take about 10 minutes or so. By now the chicken should be cooked through.