Roasted chicken thighs
Bone-in, skin-on thighs in a hot oven for thirty minutes. The cheapest protein-per-dollar that still satisfies. The carnivore weeknight default.
- Variant
- strict
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Serves
- 3
Ingredients
- 016 chicken thighs, bone-in and skin-on
- 02Salt, generously
Method
Preheat the oven to 220C. Pat the thighs dry with paper towel — wet skin will not crisp.
Salt the skin side heavily. Salt under the skin if you can (just lift and sprinkle). Salt the underside more lightly.
Place the thighs skin-side-up on a wire rack over a baking tray. The rack lets the fat drip away from the meat — bottoms stay crisp instead of soggy.
Roast for 25-30 minutes. The skin should be deeply golden and the juices should run clear when pierced at the thickest part. Internal temperature 75C.
Rest for 5 minutes before serving. The skin should be crackly enough to break with a knife edge.
Save the drippings from the tray. Chicken fat (schmaltz) is excellent for cooking eggs the next morning.