Crispy chicken thighs

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Hunter Waters

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"This is my first ever chicken recipe and it has a lot of meaning for that exact reason, just make sure not to add too much Cayenne pepper because it will make the chicken hot."
Difficulty
Easy 👌
Preparation
10 min
Baking
20 min
Resting
5 min

Ingredients

2Pieces
2
chicken thighs (skin-on, for frying)
2 tbsp
salt (for coating)
2 tbsp
smoked paprika powder (for coating)
2 tbsp
cayenne pepper (for coating)

Utensils

kitchen towel, knife

  • Step 1/8

    • 2 chicken thighs (skin-on, for frying)
    • kitchen towel

    Dry chicken thighs

  • Step 2/8

    • knife

    Cut off excess skin from the chicken thighs.

  • Step 3/8

    In a cast-iron pan, add olive oil or avocado oil in the pan and heat to a medium high heat on stove.

  • Step 4/8

    • 2 tbsp salt (for coating)
    • 2 tbsp smoked paprika powder (for coating)
    • 2 tbsp cayenne pepper (for coating)

    Add salt, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper to both sides of the chicken thighs.

  • Step 5/8

    Rub in the seasoning on both sides

  • Step 6/8

    Place chicken thighs in the pan skin-side down and fry until a dark gold on both sides

  • Step 7/8

    Place the Cast-iron in the Oven with the chicken thighs skin-side up and bake for 13 minutes

  • Step 8/8

    Let rest for at least 5 minutes before plating

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