# Crispy chicken thighs with a simple pan sauce

This recipe features crispy chicken thighs with a flavorful pan sauce made from aromatics, stock, wine, and finished with butter, lemon, and herbs.

- Cuisine: French
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- shallots
- Fresno chilies
- chicken thighs
- salt
- stock
- wine
- butter
- lemon
- herbs

## Instructions

1. Prep aromatics: shallots and Fresno chilies.
2. Remove the bone from the chicken thighs by making shallow parallel cuts and gently scraping back the meat for even thickness.
3. Season chicken aggressively with salt.
4. Place chicken skin side down in a cold pan.
5. Allow slow heat to render the fat, then turn up the heat to fry the chicken in its own fat.
6. Remove the cooked chicken from the pan.
7. Add aromatics to the pan with the fond.
8. Deglaze the pan with stock and wine.
9. Let the sauce reduce naturally off the heat.
10. Finish the sauce with butter to emulsify.
11. Add lemon and herbs to the sauce to balance the richness.

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- Start skin side down in a cold pan to render fat slowly before increasing heat.
- Don't waste the fond left in the pan, as it contains concentrated flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@_ryanbray_/video/7586748219850312991
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0000d266-9480-4795-9389-45bb1bb45622
- Extracted: 2026-01-29

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