Comfort food doesn’t have to be heavy and gluttonous. This is a perfect example of that. Crispy-skin chicken will always bring a smile to my face and my loins. And AN HERBACEOUS GRAVY?!? Well I love herbs and I looove gravy so…sign me the fuck up. The hint of lemon makes things even brighter.

This dish can also be done in less than an hour so it’s perfect for a homemade weeknight meal as opposed to something frozen and/or packed with preservatives (no judgement, I love that shit). Serve with some greens and potatoes and you have a well-rounded mf meal, hennie! YAS!

Crispy-Skin Chicken with Dill-Lemon Gravy Recipe

La Faguette

Yummy and herby and bright and fun! If you love dill, you'll love this gravy. It's simple and to-the-point.

3.67 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  

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FOR THE CHICKEN!

• ▢ 4 chicken thighs, boneless, skin-on
• ▢ olive oil
• ▢ kosher salt
• ▢ black pepper

FOR THE DILL-LEMON SAUCE!

• ▢ 2 Tbsp butter, unsalted
• ▢ 2 Tbsp yellow onion, minced
• ▢ 1 clove garlic, minced
• ▢ 2 Tbsp flour
• ▢ 2 cups milk
• ▢ ⅓ cup dill, fresh, chopped
• ▢ 2 tsp lemon zest
• ▢ kosher salt
• ▢ black pepper

Instructions

 

FOR THE CHICKEN!

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Heat a cast iron pan or other oven-safe pan over medium heat.
• Pat chicken dry with a paper towel. Brush both sides evenly with olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken in hot-ass pan, skin-side down. Cook until browned and beginning to crisp.
• Once sexual aka crisp, flip your birds over in the pan and place pan in preheated oven. Cook for roughly 15 minutes or until an internal temp of 160°F. When chicken is done, let rest for a few minutes before serving. Once your chicken is in the oven, start building your sauce!

FOR THE DILL-LEMON SAUCE!

• Heat a large pan over medium heat.
• Melt butter, then add onion, garlic, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Sauté until tender and fragrant. Mmmmm.
• While that's cookin', heat up your milk in the microwave for 2 minutes.
• As your milk warms in the microwave, sprinkle flour onto butter/onion/garlic mixture. Whisk around for 2 minutes to make your Roux Paul.
• Grab your warm titty milk and pour in pan. Crank up the heat just a little and whisk constantly for 10 minutes or until sauce is thickened.
• Toss in your dill and lemon zest and cook for an additional 5 minutes to get those flavors to make out.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken on a serving platter and sauce in a gravy bowl or other vessel. I do not recommend presenting the chicken covered in sauce because it will make the skin lose its crispiness! No one wants flaccid chicken skin.
• Yay! Enjoy!

Notes

JUST THE TIPS!

1.) Set up your ‘mis en place.’ This means do what the recipe tells you to do to the individual ingredients, measure them out, and then place them in separate little bowls/dishes/what-have-you. When it’s time to build the recipe, you have everything measured and ready to go. It makes the entire process so much easier and more enjoyable! 

Keyword chicken, crispy chicken, dill, easy dinner, lemon, roasted chicken

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