Crispy Chicken Thighs with Red Coconut Curry Sauce

Directions

  1. 1Debone the chicken thighs.
  2. 2Debone the chicken thighs.
  3. 3Debone the chicken thighs.
  4. 4Pat the skin dry with a paper towel.
  5. 5Pat the skin dry with a paper towel.
  6. 6Pat the skin dry with a paper towel.
  7. 7Place the chicken thighs skin-side down in a cold pan.
  8. 8Place the chicken thighs skin-side down in a cold pan.
  9. 9Place the chicken thighs skin-side down in a cold pan.
  10. 10Cook skin-side down for 90% of the cooking time.
  11. 11Cook skin-side down for 90% of the cooking time.
  12. 12Cook skin-side down for 90% of the cooking time.
  13. 13Flip the chicken when it releases easily from the pan.
  14. 14Flip the chicken when it releases easily from the pan.
  15. 15Flip the chicken when it releases easily from the pan.
  16. 16Prepare a red coconut curry sauce.
  17. 17Prepare a red coconut curry sauce.
  18. 18Prepare a red coconut curry sauce.
  19. 19Season the sauce with lime juice, fish sauce, and palm sugar, using the rendered chicken fat as a base.
  20. 20Season the sauce with lime juice, fish sauce, and palm sugar, using the rendered chicken fat as a base.
  21. 21Season the sauce with lime juice, fish sauce, and palm sugar, using the rendered chicken fat as a base.
  22. 22Slice the chicken.
  23. 23Slice the chicken.
  24. 24Slice the chicken.
  25. 25Add the sliced chicken to the sauce.
  26. 26Add the sliced chicken to the sauce.
  27. 27Add the sliced chicken to the sauce.
  28. 28Garnish with cilantro and sliced jalapeños.
  29. 29Garnish with cilantro and sliced jalapeños.
  30. 30Garnish with cilantro and sliced jalapeños.

Ingredients

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

Equipment

knifepan

Tips

  • Debone the chicken thighs yourself to save the bones for making chicken soup later.
  • Pat the chicken skin dry before cooking.
  • Start cooking the chicken in a cold pan.