Chicken Thighs with Red Coconut Curry Sauce

Directions

  1. 1Debone the skin on chicken thighs.
  2. 2Pat the skin dry.
  3. 3Place chicken thighs skin side down in a cold pan.
  4. 4Cook skin side down.
  5. 5Flip the chicken when skin side is crispy and browned.
  6. 6Remove chicken from pan.
  7. 7Make a red coconut curry sauce using the chicken fat as a base.
  8. 8Season the curry sauce with lime juice, fish sauce, and palm sugar.
  9. 9Add the cooked chicken to the curry sauce.
  10. 10Serve chicken and sauce over rice.

Ingredients

  • skin on chicken thighs
  • lime juice
  • fish sauce
  • palm sugar

Equipment

panknife

Tips

  • Debone the chicken thighs yourself and save the bones to make chicken soup
  • Pat the chicken skin dry with paper towel before cooking
  • Start cooking the chicken thighs in a cold pan, skin side down, and don't add oil
  • Cook skin side down 90% of the time
  • Use the rendered chicken fat as a base for the red coconut curry sauce