Quinoa Crusted Chicken with Mango Chili Sauce

Instructions

1. Place the soy sauce, ginger ale, oil, brown sugar, garlic powder, cumin, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper in a large resealable bag. Seal and shake to combine. Add the chicken thighs, seal, and refrigerate for at least one hour.
2. In a small saucepan, bring the water and quinoa to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and let simmer for 20 minutes. Fluff with a fork, and transfer to a bowl to refrigerate until chilled. Once cooled, add the paprika, cumin, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
3. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F, and line a baking sheet that has sides with parchment paper.
4. In a resealable bag, combine the rice flour, cornstarch, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Seal the bag and shake it until evenly mixed. Open the bag and roll down the sides so that you can easily access the flour mixture. Set aside.
5. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs and water.
6. Line up the chicken, flour/cornstarch mixture, egg mixture, and quinoa mixture, beside your prepared baking pan.
7. Working one at a time, coat the chicken in the flour mixture, then dip into the egg mixture. Using other hand (keeping one hand for dry ingredients and the other for wet), coat the chicken with the egg mixture, and then coat with the quinoa mixture.
8. Place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat until all of the chicken has been coated.
9. Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until the chicken is done. Serve hot with the Mango Chili Sauce and garnish of sliced onion greens.
10. While the chicken is baking, prepare the Mango Chili Sauce. Place the diced mango, lime juice, and chili paste into a food processor and pulse until a few lumps remain. You can leave it chunkier if you wish.