# Cold Steel Pan Chicken

To cook skin-on chicken thighs in a cold steel pan, place the chicken skin-side down in the pan, turn the heat to medium-low, and let it cook until the chicken fat renders and the skin naturally unsticks.

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

## Ingredients

- chicken thighs
- salt
- pepper
- seasoning salt
- Nona's secret seasoning

## Instructions

1. Place chicken thighs skin-side down in a cold steel pan.
2. Turn the heat on to the high end of medium-low.
3. Let the chicken sit there until you hear sound, indicating the fat is rendering.
4. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
5. Add seasoning salt to the chicken.
6. Sprinkle Nona's secret seasoning, a veggie seasoning, onto the chicken.
7. Cover the pan with a lid to create a mini stovetop oven.
8. Cook until the internal temperature of the chicken thighs is over 180 degrees Fahrenheit.
9. Wait for the chicken to naturally unstick from the pan and have a beautiful brown, crispy skin.
10. Flip the chicken thighs once they have a beautiful crust and are unsticking naturally.
11. Continue cooking on the other side until fully cooked and browned.

## Equipment

- steel pan
- lid
- tongs

## Tips

- Steel pans work better when you don't preheat them.
- Cook skin-on chicken thighs starting from a cold pan to perfectly render the chicken fat.
- Do not overcook chicken thighs; they are ready when they naturally unstick from the pan and have a nice brown color.
- Have patience and do not force the chicken to unstick, as it will ruin the dish. Wait for the natural release.
- The best thing about this method is the amazing fond that develops.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOMxT3BAW2f/?igsh=MXRrNnc2aTA2ZTVj
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4d3add66-1e0c-4a75-97fc-5e5892305a9b
- Extracted: 2025-09-30

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