Chicken Thighs With Cinnamon And Lemon Recipes

BAKED LEMON-BUTTER CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place 3 tablespoons butter in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in a microwave oven until melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Smash garlic cloves with the side of a chef's knife and add garlic to the warm butter. Stir in lemon juice and onion powder. Set aside.
• Sprinkle both sides of chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a medium-sized oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken, skin-side down, for 3 to 4 minutes. Flip chicken over and brush skin with lemon-butter mixture. Pour remaining butter mixture into skillet and remove from heat.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Brush skin every 10 minutes with pan juices.
• Remove skillet from the oven and place chicken on a serving platter. Drizzle chicken with pan juices and garnish with parsley.

LEMON GARLIC CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• CHICKEN STOCK MIXTURE: In a medium bowl, combine chicken stock, lemon juice, olive oil, lemon zest, garlic, Dijon, oregano, thyme, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper. In a gallon size Ziploc bag or large bowl, combine chicken and CHICKEN STOCK MIXTURE; marinate for at least 2 hours to overnight, turning the bag occasionally. Drain the chicken from the marinade. Heat canola oil in a cast iron grill pan over medium-high heat.* Working in batches, add chicken to the grill pan in a single layer and cook until golden brown and cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 4-5 minutes per side. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN THIGHS WITH CINNAMON AND LEMON

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and gently fry the celery, carrot, onion, garlic, rosemary and bay leaves until golden, about 15 minutes.
• Remove the rosemary sprig and bay leaves and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add the grated lemon zest. Set to one side.
• Meanwhile, for the chicken, mix the flour with the salt and freshly ground black pepper and coat the chicken pieces in this mixture.
• Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and fry the chicken until golden brown. Add the wine and cook for five minutes.
• Add the chicken and wine reduction to the soffritto, then add half the lemon juice and cinnamon. Stir well.
• Add the stock and cook on a low heat for about 45 minutes, or until the sauce has reduced and the chicken is completely cooked through. Keep the pan covered for the first 30 minutes of cooking.
• Remove the cinnamon sticks, then mix the egg yolk with the remaining lemon juice. Quickly but carefully stir this mixture into the sauce until blended. Serve immediately.

LEMON CHICKEN SOUP (AVGOLEMONO)

Steps:

• Cook the chicken: Place the chicken, onion, garlic, celery, carrot, cinnamon, turmeric, bay leaves, stock, and 2 cups (480 ml) hot water in a large saucepan. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat, cover, and simmer for 40 minutes, until the chicken is cooked.
• Remove and cool chicken, then shred and cook rice: Spoon out the bay leaves and chicken and set aside on a plate to cool. Add the rice to the soup with remaining 2 cups (480ml) hot water. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, use your hands to shred the chicken meat from the bones into very small pieces.
• Cook kale and return chicken to pot: After the rice has cooked, add the kale and return the chicken to the pot. Simmer for 5 minutes, then take off the heat.
• Whisk eggs: In a separate medium sized bowl, whisk together the eggs, lemon zest, and lemon juice until the mixture is foamy with no streaks remaining.
• Temper the eggs: Pour 2 ladles of broth from the saucepan into a cup. Then grab a whisk and slowly add this broth to the bowl of lemony eggs, a couple of tablespoons at a time, whisking constantly. Don't pour in too much hot broth too quickly, or you'll end up with scrambled eggs. Increase to a steady stream once you are halfway through, still whisking, until you've incorporated all of it. Slowly drizzle the mixture back into the saucepan, whisking the soup constantly as you do so and incorporating it slowly.
• Thicken soup: Return the pot to low heat, add the dill, and cook for 5 minutes to allow the soup to thicken. Don't let it come up to more than a gentle simmer and, if it starts to look a bit too thick, simply loosen it with a bit of hot water.
• Finish soup and serve: Finally, taste and adjust the seasoning, adding a bit more lemon juice, herbs, salt, or black pepper to taste. Serve in warmed bowls with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil.

PELLET SMOKER SMOKED CHICKEN THIGHS (CUPCAKE CHICKEN THIGHS)

Steps:

• Using your hands, carefully peel away skin from chicken thighs. Lay skins flat on a cutting board, and use the back of a knife to gently scrape away excess fat from skins. Discard fat, and set scraped skins aside. Carefully remove and discard bones from thighs.
• Whisk together smoked paprika, 3 teaspoons salt, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper in a small bowl until combined.
• Sprinkle paprika mixture evenly and liberally over chicken thighs. Fold each chicken thigh in half crosswise and wrap chicken thigh with one skin. Smooth the skin with your hands to remove any wrinkles or folds.
• Fill a pellet container with hardwood pellets according to manufacturer's instructions. Set temperature to 225 degrees F (107 degrees C), close lid, and let preheat for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Use a wooden dowel or thick skewer to poke 1/4-inch holes in the center of each cup of the disposable muffin pan. Spray each muffin cup lightly with cooking spray. Place one thigh, skin-side down, into each muffin cup.
• Pour chicken broth into the disposable aluminum baking pan, then place the muffin tin with the chicken into the baking pan.
• Place the baking pan in the preheated smoker. Smoke, maintaining temperature inside smoker at 300 degrees F (149 degrees C), for 1 hour 30 minutes. Remove pan from smoker, pour off chicken broth, and sprinkle chicken thighs with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Flip chicken thighs in each muffin cup so they are skin-side up and return pan to smoker. Continue smoking chicken thighs until skins start to turn golden brown, about 30 minutes. Brush chicken thighs with barbeque sauce and continue smoking until sauce starts to caramelize and a thermometer inserted into each thigh registers 175 degrees F (80 degrees C), 30 to 45 minutes.
• Remove baking pan from smoker. Let rest for 10 minutes before removing thighs from muffin cups and serving.

ROASTED LEMON CHICKEN THIGHS WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper on all sides.
• Heat olive oil in a roasting pan set over two burners at medium-high heat. Sear chicken skin-side down in the hot oil for 5 to 7 minutes. Turn chicken thighs and add potatoes. Mix potatoes with oil. Add lemon slices and garlic cloves and toss everything together so potatoes and garlic are well-coated in olive oil.
• Transfer chicken to the oven and cook until chicken is cooked through and the potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and stir in the parsley before serving.