Is there anything better than chicken with crispy skin? I’m not sure there is. I got my tiny hands on some bone in skin on chicken thighs. I feel like the bone helps the meat hold some kind of shape and it can add a bit of extra flavor. I went super simple with this. Basic spices and butter. I even used canola oil. I had tried to make this in the convection oven and I wasn’t impressed. The skin did get crispy but the meat wasn’t cooked all the way. I know that I can use a skillet for almost everything so that was my plan.
I used cold butter to stuff under the skin. I didn’t have any fresh herbs so I added some dried spices to the butter. Salt, white pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. I rolled the butter in the spices like a dredge before I popped it in the chicken.
I used a nice olive oil and got the pan screaming hot. I started with the skin side down so it would be extra crisp and not get stuck on the bits in the bottom of the pan. When I flipped the chicken I turned down the heat a bit so it wouldn’t burn.
There isn’t much else to it. I didn’t make any sides because I didn’t want to do the dishes. I did dip it in some blue cheese dressing. This was more of an experiment than a meal so my whole heart wasn’t in it. I did learn that even one tiny piece of chicken can splatter grease all over the entire kitchen! I should get one of those screens to keep the splatters in the pan. I did invest in a nice metal fish spatula to make the flipping of things easier!
Sorry this was a short story and that it took so long to get it out! I have been cooking all of the things so we could have more to talk about tho. I did a simply elegant charcuterie board, my first ever corned beef and cabbage, some steak bites that we had back on Okinawa, and some dreamy tacos.
Until next time, enjoy your kitchen!
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