Golden Chicken
Golden Chicken is a knock-out, one-pan recipe that’s so delicious it defies description! This is food that feeds your stomach AND your soul!
Servings 4
Calories 575kcal
Ingredients
- 6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 2.5 pounds)
- 1 ½ tablespoons salt divided
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion peeled and diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 large jalapenos seeded and diced
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- ½ tablespoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 cups water
- 4 tablespoons rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 1 ½ tabelspoons tomato paste
- 1 chicken bouillon cube
- 1 teaspoon raisins
- 1 teaspoon saffron threads
- Fresh parsley chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Season the chicken thighs all over with 1 tablespoon of salt. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, place chicken into the pan, skin side down, and brown for about 4-5 minutes. Then flip and cook for another 4-5 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate and set aside.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low. Add the onion and garlic to the same skillet and cook for 5 minutes. Then add jalapenos and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add the remaining ½ tablespoon salt, cumin, paprika, pepper, turmeric, coriander, cayenne pepper, and cinnamon and stir. Cook for about 2 minutes.
- Add the water, rice vinegar, tomato paste, bouillon cube, raisins, and saffron to the skillet. Increase the heat to medium, stirring often, until the sauce comes to a simmer.
- Place the chicken back into the pan, skin side up, and reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 1 hour.
- Flip the chicken over and recover the pan. Cook for another 30 minutes.
- Flip the chicken one more time. Increase the heat to medium and cook for an additional 15-20 minutes to reduce the liquid to your desired thickness.
- Serve the chicken over mashed potatoes and spoon extra sauce over the top. Garnish with chopped parsley if desired.
Notes
Nutritional information includes 1.5 chicken thighs + 1/4 of the sauce in the pan.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5thighs | Calories: 575kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 213mg | Sodium: 3040mg | Potassium: 595mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 755IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 3mg