Recipes
Korean Glazed Chicken Thighs and Sweet Potatoes
4 Servings
more than 1 hour
Medium
INSTRUCTIONS
- Season the chicken with kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper.
- Sauté on High for 10-15 Minutes until the skin is brown.
- Remove the chicken. Add the garlic and ginger. Season with salt and pepper before sautéing.
- Add the remaining ingredients, minus the watercress, lemon, and 1/2 cup of scallion greens.
- Bring it to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper to taste. This should taste exactly like you want the chicken to taste.
- Close and lock the lid and turn the steam release handle to seal it.
- Add the chicken back in, and Pressure Cook on High for 20 Minutes .
- Once pressure cooking is complete, add the scallion greens. Air Fry to crisp up.
- Plate the chicken on a bed of watercress. Top with the juice and zest of the lemon.
- Serve with the house rice and enjoy!
- Mix both kinds of rice, wash, and rinse until the water runs clear (3 to 5 times).
- Strain and Add the rice to the pressure cooker with 5 cups of water.
- Pressure Cook on High for 15 Minutes. Let the steam escape, and then let the rice rest ideally for about 10 Minutes before serving.
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About the chef
Ming Tsai
Ming Tsai is a James Beard & Emmy Award-Winning chef, philanthropist, T.V. personality, and entrepreneur. He is the creator of award-winning restaurants, author of five cookbooks, and current host/executive producer of PBS-TV’s Simply Ming. In 2022, Chef Tsai became Iron Chef Tsai as he joined the cast of 5 world-class chefs in the Netflix series Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend. Chef Tsai is the foremost interpreter of East-West cooking. He has always been a believer that “you are what you eat” and that food is medicine. In 2020, Chef Tsai founded MingsBings: a nationally recognized, award-winning, consumer-packaged goods startup. MingsBings brings healthy, plant-based, gluten-free convenience to the frozen food aisle. MingsBings are now sold in over 2,000 retail stores, including Target and Wegmans, and are also available at venues including Yale University, TD Garden, and Fenway Park. From inception, some proceeds have benefited two charities close to Chef’s heart: Dana Faber and Family Reach. Beyond his contributions through MingsBings, Chef Tsai lives by a “Do Good” mentality. He is the Chairman of the National Advisory Board for Family Reach and has helped raise over 10 million dollars for the foundation since 2012. Chef Tsai is a leading voice for stop AAPI hate initiatives, including partnering with Harney and Sons to create his “Be Kind” tea blend, contributing all proceeds to stop AAPI hate initiatives. He is also a chef ambassador for World Central Kitchen; he has raised over a million dollars for the organization and has cooked alongside José Andrés when needed. Ming has been a proud Harvard Nutritional Roundtable member for over 20 years. He has appeared in publications from Esquire to The Boston Globe, was featured on People magazine’s list of 50 most beautiful people, and is a regular contributor on Good Morning America. He recently went viral through his engaging social media educational cooking videos, passing 200 million views as a top content creator.
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