Greatest respect sir. I have been cooking my thighs differently, starting in a cold cast iron to render the fat but i think i will now switch to your elaborate method which i consider superior. I have often wondered at how you can never learn everything or every technique. Cooking and perfect execution seems to be a never ending learning process for me@@GeorgeLABO
Such great info! Here's what I learned (so I can review): Preping the Meat 1. Trim off fat and string of meat 2. To create a flat surface area on the meat side, slice the tall bumps 3. Salt both sides, and cover with plastic wrap, skin side up, ~ 15 mins 4. Remove excess moisture from the meat and skin using paper towel (can put in the fridge to get skin even drier) 5. Poke holes in the skin so it does not shrink during cooking Cooking the Meat 6. Put a generous amount of oil so there's a layer of oil between pan and skin 7. Place skin side down before oil gets hot (this will minimize shrinking) 8. Use garlic and rosemary to give aroma to oi, remove once it's browned, don't burn it) 9. Use a coffee filter and a heavy pan to flatten the chicken as its cooking 10. Cook Skin side down til 80% of chicken is cook 11. Base the top of meat with aromatic oil (you'll notice there's more oil now bc it cam from the chicken) 12. Once top of flesh side is cooked, remove pan from heat and cook flesh side with residual heat of pan 13. Sprinkle pepper on flesh side now so it's not burnt during the cooking phase
I tried this recipe and despite my best efforts to screw it up, it ended up looking and sounding exactly like in the video. The missus said it was five out of five stars and gave two additional thumbs up. This is a simple recipe demonstrated well that results in delicious food. The best kind!
I've been working on perfecting my crispy chicken thighs this year and I've done a little of what he does but this is so next level. I'm gonna have to try this exact technique next time.