Crispy Chicken Thighs with Fancy Vinaigrette

Crispy Chicken Thighs with Fancy Vinaigrette

Crispy Chicken Thighs with Fancy Vinaigrette

The most delicious weeknight chicken dinner you've ever had.

Prep Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author Lewis Grant

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil divided
  • 3/4 tsp salt divided
  • 1 lb small Yukon Gold potatoes quatered
  • 6 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper divided
  • 2 cups Brussels sprouts halved
  • 1 1/2 cups carrots chopped
  • 3 tbsp shallots finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp sherry vinegar
  • 1 tbsp light brown sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450°F.

  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine 1 tablespoon oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and potatoes in a bowl and give it a toss to coat. Spread the resulting mixture on the prepped pan, and bake at 450°F for 15 minutes. You should be able to easily pierce the potatoes with a fork. Take the pan out of the oven and keep it warm.

  3. Meanwhile, place a wire rack on a baking sheet. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large cast-iron skillet on medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add the chicken to skillet, skin side down, and cook it for 8 minutes. Flip it over, and cook another 2 minutes (bear in mind, the chicken's not actually cooked through yet). Place the chicken on a wire rack and save the skillet drippings. Bake the chicken at 450°F for 10 minutes or until done.

  4. Turn the skillet back up to medium-high heat. Add the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, remaining 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, halved Brussels sprouts, and carrots to the drippings in the pan, and cook all of that for 8 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and remove the vegetables from it with a slotted spoon. Set the veggies aside, but don't wipe out the pan just yet.

  5. Place shallots in a small bowl. Add vinegar to the skillet, and loosen any brown bits by scraping. Add the vinegar mixture, remaining oil, and brown sugar to the shallots, stirring to combine. Place 1 cup of prepped potatoes and a 1/2 cup of the veggie mixture on each of 4 plates.  Top each serving with 1 chicken thigh and about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the shallot mixture.

 

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