LEMON CHICKEN THIGHS
Winter is the time when you need the vitamins extremely! I try to add the fresh vegetables and fruits in every my dish to maintain the immune system during the winter.
February is the last month of the winter. If you have the cold weather till the middle of the March or sometimes even till April - you will understand me for sure!
When the body is weak and need something fresh and original – try these lemon chicken thighs! The dish is very aromatic so you will feel the delicious fragrance even during cooking!
The main secret of the dish is in the right combination of the ingredients!
I combined grated celery root and chopped lemon. The result is amazing.
If you do not have much time to spend in the kitchen - you can make the dish in the instant pot. I am sure that the result will be great. Just try to adjust your kitchen tool for the appropriate regime.
So let’s get started!
I try to follow a healthy way of life that is why I combine the natural spices to get the best taste and aroma!
Serving: 4
Ingredients
- 7 oz fresh celery root
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 oz or 1/3 of the lemon
- 21.2 oz lean chicken thighs
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1/3 teaspoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon ground paprika
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1/3 teaspoon coriander
- 1/3 teaspoon thyme
- 1/3 teaspoon basil
- 1/3 teaspoon ground clove
- 1 teaspoon dry dill
- 1/3 teaspoon dry marjoram
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 1/3 teaspoon ground chili pepper
Directions
1. Take the shallow mixing bowl and combine the spices in it: ground black pepper, salt, nutmeg, sugar, ground paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, coriander, thyme, basil, ground clove, dry dill, dry marjoram, turmeric, and ground chili pepper. Stir the mixture till you get homogenous mass.
2. Peel the garlic cloves and mince them. Combine the minced garlic cloves with the lemon zest and mix the mixture up.
3. Wash the lemon carefully and chop it into the small pieces.
4. Peel the fresh celery root and grate it. After this, combine the grated celery root and the garlic mixture together. Stir it. Add chopped lemon.
5. Then wash the chicken thighs carefully. I advise you to leave it in the cool water for at least 20 minutes.
Doing this, you will get softer meat.
6. After this, remove the fat from the chicken but do not remove the chicken skin! Transfer the chicken thighs to the big mixing bowl. Sprinkle the meat with the spice mixture and stir it very carefully with the help of the hands.
I always stir the meat with the help of the hands. In my opinion doing this, the meat can soak more spices and sauces that you add in it.
7. Then add grated fresh celery mixture and stir it carefully again. Transfer the chicken in the fridge for at least 20 minutes.
8. Then take the form and put the chicken thighs mixture in it.
9. Chop the butter and sprinkle the chicken with it.
Take the cold butter for this dish. I freeze it in the freezer for 20 minutes.
10. Cover the form with the baking paper – it will help to get juicy meat.
11. Preheat the oven to 400 F or 200 C and transfer the meat in the oven. Reduce the heat to 360 F or 180 C and cook the chicken thighs for 25 minutes.
12. After the 25 minutes – remove the baking paper from the surface of the form and cook the chicken for 10-15 minutes more. The time depends on the type of your oven.
Anyways, you should remove the dish from the oven when you get little bit crusty crust! Be careful with the time of cooking the meat without baking paper – to not burn it!
13. Let the chicken cool briefly. Serve it immediately.
It's look Yummy :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Marina continue surprise us with your sweet dishes !