====== Pan-Roasted Chicken Thighs ====== {{recipes:meat:pan-roasted_chicken_thighs:perfect-pan-roasted-chicken-thighs.jpg?600|}} ===== Ingredients ===== * 6 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs (about 2 1/4 pounds) * Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper * 1 tablespoon vegetable oil ===== Info ===== * **Prep:** 5 * **Cook:** 20 * **Serves:** 2-4 * [[http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/perfect-pan-roasted-chicken-thighs|Source]] ---- {(rater>id=14|name=recipes:meat:pan-roasted_chicken_thighs|type=rate|headline=off)} ---- {{tag>chicken}} ===== Directions ===== - Preheat oven to 475°. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a 12' cast-iron or heavy nonstick skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking. Nestle chicken in skillet, skin side down, and cook 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-high; continue cooking skin side down, occasionally rearranging chicken thighs and rotating pan to evenly distribute heat, until fat renders and skin is golden brown, about 12 minutes. - Transfer skillet to oven and cook 13 more minutes. Flip chicken; continue cooking until skin crisps and meat is cooked through, about 5 minutes longer. Transfer to a plate; let rest 5 minutes before serving. ~~NOTOC~~ ~~DISCUSSION|Notes~~