# Crispy Chicken with Lime Butter

A top-ranked New York Times recipe by Eric Kim, featuring crispy chicken cooked skin-side down with a quick lime butter sauce.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- Salt
- pepper
- 1 Tbsp neutral oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- 0.5 cup chicken stock
- 2 Tbsp lime juice
- lime wedges
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 3 Tbsp cold unsalted butter
- Fresh herbs

## Instructions

1. Pat chicken dry, season with salt and pepper, and let sit 10–30 minutes.
2. Heat a large skillet over medium with oil.
3. Add chicken skin-side down, and cook undisturbed until skin is deeply golden and crisp, 20–25 minutes (adjust heat as needed).
4. Add garlic, flip chicken, and cook until cooked through, about 5 minutes.
5. Transfer chicken to a plate and remove all but 3 Tbsp fat from the pan.
6. Add stock, lime juice, and maple syrup to the pan, season, bring to a simmer, and reduce by half, about 3 minutes.
7. Whisk in butter until the sauce is glossy and thick.
8. Serve chicken with sauce, lime wedges, and herbs.

## Equipment

- large skillet

## Tips

- Barely touch the chicken during cooking
- Cook skin-side down until deeply golden and crisp (20-25 minutes)
- Chicken skin will release itself when done

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT5_7R_Cb6m/?igsh=cHRqZGQwb2hxZ25t
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/97b91dd6-0b24-43bf-913f-67d0eaa18d51
- Extracted: 2026-01-25

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