Sticky Honey-Soy Chicken Legs

These glossy weeknight-friendly chicken legs strike the perfect balance between tangy, sweet, and delightfully savory. Glazing the chicken in a combination of honey and mustard bolstered with soy sauce and apple cider vinegar blankets them in a mirror-like sheen that caramelizes in the oven. Cutting the chicken into large irregular pieces straight through the bone creates more surface area for that sticky-sweet glaze to stick to. Using a sharp cleaver makes this process easy: Cut straight down the chicken in one swift motion, pressing the cleaver down with the palm of your hand if it gets stuck. If you don’t have a cleaver, a sharp and heavy chef’s knife will do the trick.