Best Caramelized Lemongrass Chicken Thighs Recipes

CRISPY CHICKEN THIGHS WITH CARAMELIZED LEMON RINDS

Crispy Chicken Thighs with Caramelized Lemon Rinds image

The next time you juice a lemon, don't toss the rinds! Instead, wrap them up and save them in the fridge, then make this easy chicken recipe. It works with zested lemon rinds, too. The rinds get cooked down with the chicken and maple syrup, resulting in sweet and tangy pan drippings designed for drizzling over everything.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories main-dish

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

8 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs (about 2 1/2 pounds)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil or other neutral oil
2 tablespoons maple syrup
Halved, juiced rinds of 2 lemons

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Pat the chicken thighs quite dry with paper towels. Sprinkle them on both sides with 2 teaspoons salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper.
Heat a large ovenproof skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium-high heat. Add the oil and heat until shimmering. Add the chicken thighs to the skillet skin-side down and nestle the lemon halves around them so the cut sides touch the skillet. Cook until the chicken skin is very golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes. (The lemon halves should char, but if they start completely blackening, lift them up and place them on top of the chicken as it cooks.)
Lift up each lemon half, brush the cut side with maple syrup and return to the skillet cut-side down. Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast until the chicken is almost cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Flip the thighs so they are skin-side up, then continue roasting until no longer pink near the bone, another 5 minutes. Serve the chicken with the saucy pan drippings spooned over.

CARAMELIZED LEMONGRASS CHICKEN

Caramelized Lemongrass Chicken image

Sweet, savory, and salty chicken. MMM

Provided by barbara lentz

Categories Chicken

Time 4h25m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken thighs
2 Tbsp lemongrass paste
3 Tbsp fish sauce
1/2 c brown sugar
4 clove garlic minced
1 Tbsp oil
1 Tbsp lemon juice

Steps:

1. Mix the lemongrass, fish sauce, brown sugar and garlic together. Add the chicken and mix well and let marinate in fridge for at least 4 hours.
2. Add oil to a skillet. Add the chicken and cook 10 minutes turning them once. Add the marinade and bring to a boil
3. Reduce the heat to low and cook until chicken is done and the sauce is caramelized. Add the lemon juice and serve

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