Pan Seared Chicken Thighs with Beer & Grainy Mustard Sauce

By ctaubenheim

Thoughts: Put some thyme on chicken before frying and also maybe a little garlic.

Ingredients

• 8 small bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (4 - 5oz each), trimmed of excess
• skin and fat
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tsp vegetable oil
• 2 medium shallots, minced
• 1 1/2 tsp all purpose flour
• 1 cup amber lager, such as Dos Equis Ambar
• 1/2 cup lower salt chicken broth
• 1 1/2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp chopped fresh thyme, more for garnish
• 1 Tbsp whole grain mustard
• 1 oz (2 Tbsp) unsalted butter

Preparation

Step 1

Position a rack in the lower third of the oven; set a large rimmed baking sheet on the rack, and heat the oven to 475. Season the chicken thighs all over with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a heavy duty ovenproof 12 inch skillet over medium high heat until shimmering hot. Swirl to coat the pan bottom. Arrange the chicken in the pan skin side down in a single layer (it will likely be a snug fit), cover with an ovenproof splatter screen (if you have one) and cook until the skin is deep golden brown, about 7 minutes. Turn the thighs and transfer the skillet and splatter screen, if using, to the oven. Roast until an instant read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh registers 170, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Pour off all but 1 Tbsp fat from the skillet. Add the shallots and saute over medium heat until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the flour until combined. Stir in the beer, chicken broth, maple syrup, and thyme. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits from the skillet with a wooden spoon. Simmer vigorously until reduced to about 1 cup, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the mustard, then the butter. Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper. To serve, dip each chicken thigh in the sauce and turn to coat. Arrange 2 thighs on each of 4 plates, spoon additional sauce over them, and garnish with the thyme. Serve immediately.

Calories: 420
Total Fat: 27g
Carbs: 10g
Sodium: 5mg
Cholesterol: 480mg