Crispy Chicken Thighs with Schmaltzy Potatoes, Red Pepper, and Onion

Name: Crispy Chicken Thighs with Schmaltzy Potatoes, Red Pepper, and Onion
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ¼ cup (10 g) mixed torn fresh herbs, such as basil, parsley, or mint, for garnish; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 2 bell peppers (red, orange, or yellow), thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon canola or grapeseed oil; 1 medium onion, thinly sliced; 1 pound (455 g) Yukon gold potatoes, sliced into ¼-inch-thick rounds; 2½ pounds (1.2 g) skin-on chicken thighs (about 6), de-boned (see Note); Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Colu Cooks

By Colu Henry

Published 2022

About

Oddly there are no boneless, skin-on chicken thighs available for purchase at the grocery store, which makes no sense to me. Clearly the skin is the best part. You can certainly ask a butcher to debone the thighs for you, but chef and friend Kelly Mariani taught me the invaluable tip of taking matters into my own hands. Flip the chicken so it is skin-side down. With a very sharp paring knife, trim any excess fat. Insert the knife on the left side of the bone to create an in