# Crispy Chicken with Au Jus

This recipe details how to make crispy chicken thighs with a flavorful au jus sauce that is surprisingly easy to make but appears impressive.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chicken thighs
- salt
- shallots
- white wine
- 1 cup chicken stock
- thyme
- butter

## Instructions

1. Remove the bones from chicken thighs.
2. Season chicken thighs with salt on both sides, ensuring they are completely dry to get super crispy skin.
3. Place chicken skin-side down into a cold stainless steel or cast iron pan.
4. Turn the heat to medium to allow the fat to slowly render out.
5. Sauté shallots in the same pan using the rendered chicken fat.
6. Deglaze the pan with white wine.
7. Reduce the wine by half by simmering to evaporate.
8. Stir in about a cup of chicken stock.
9. Stir in some thyme and season with salt.
10. Bring the sauce to a simmer and reduce it by half until it's thickened.
11. Strain out the shallots to make a more refined sauce.
12. Once the heat is off, stir in whole butter to emulsify and make the sauce nice and creamy.

## Equipment

- pan
- tongs
- wooden spoon
- strainer

## Tips

- To get super crispy skin, make sure to dry the chicken thighs completely.
- Place chicken skin-side down into a cold stainless steel or cast iron pan, then turn the heat to medium. This allows the fat to slowly render out versus starting them in a hot pan.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8B1QDKP/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/312058ad-834a-42b2-8d3b-91b60b429543
- Extracted: 2025-08-14

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