26 Nov 2017

STICKY LEMON GARLIC SKILLET CHICKEN

Fabulous one pan cooking, this gorgeous crispy nutty garlicky sweet sticky lemon chicken is a mouthwatering brilliant mid week dinner treat and on the table in only 15 minutes it pleases the family cook too.

Prep / Cooking time 15 minutes 


Ingredients 
(Serves 2-4)

4 boned out skin on chicken thighs
1 large bulb garlic chunky chopped 
1 red chilli sliced
1 lemon juiced
2 tbsp local honey
50ml olive oil
1 tbsp butter optional
1 pinch Himalayan sea salt 
1 pinch fresh ground black pepper 

Place the olive oil in your skillet and bring to a medium high heat, season the chicken thighs with the salt and pepper and place skin side down in the skillet, cook for 5 minutes with out being tempted to turn the thighs over, this is hard I know, but crucial to a crispy skin.  

At 5 minutes turn the thighs over and lower the heat to medium, cook for a further 3 minutes then add the garlic and chillies, cook the garlic and chillies for a couple of minutes to soften and caramelise the garlic giving it a nutty flavour,  remove the chicken, garlic and chillies from the pan and place on a plate to rest for a couple of minutes while you...

Heat the skillet again to medium hot heat again add the lemon and honey to the skillet bringing to a simmer, reduce for a minute or so until you have a sticky sauce, take off the heat and toss the rested chicken and garlic back in the pan coating the chicken well.  Serve your chicken and spoon over the sweet sticky garlicky lemon sauce and enjoy.  Suggested sides: rice, cauliflower rice, creamy buttery mashed potatoes, wedges, salad, flatbreads, 

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