Perfect Pan-roasted Chicken Thighs

Total Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 skin-on bone-in chicken thighs or 2 1/4 lbs chicken thighs
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 475°. season chicken with salt and pepper. heat oil in a 12" cast-iron or heavy nonstick skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking. nestle chicken in skillet, skin side down, and cook 2 minutes. reduce heat to medium-high; continue cooking skin side down, occasionally rearranging chicken thighs and rotating pan to evenly distribute heat, until fat renders and skin is golden brown, about 12 minutes.
• 2 transfer skillet to oven and cook 13 more minutes. flip chicken; continue cooking until skin crisps and meat is cooked through, about 5 minutes longer. transfer to a plate; let rest 5 minutes before serving.