1/8 - Quick Braised Chicken Thighs

ingredients:

• 5 skinless chicken thighs
• flour
• 2 big tablespoons of bbq sauce
• 1 can chicken stock
• 1/4 can of tap water
• 1/2 onion sliced
  
• 2 bayleaves
• 2 garlic cloves smashed
  

steps:

1. season thighs with salt and pepper
2. lightly dust the thighs on all sides
   
3. heat to mid-high and when hot, sear skinless chicken thighs on dutch oven with couple tablespoons of oil..about 2-3 minutes per side til rich brown...took 2 batches as to not crowd pot
   
4. turn heat to medium, add onions and cook til slight coloring...about 3 minutes
5. add chicken stock and bbq sauce, then scrape fond
6. add back chicken, garlic, and bayleaves...
7. if not enough liquid, add just enough to go slightly above 1/2 up chicken...(was about 1/4 cup water for me
8. when strong simmer, cover and turn heat to med-low
9. braise for about 30minutes til meat very tender and nearly falling off bone and middle is hot
10. serve with braising liquid as sauce..should be correct about of saltiness

flavor:

• very nice...my bbq sauce has whiskey (old crow) in it so it tasted similar to a coq au vin
• meat was so tender...amazing texture
• very complex salty and sweet flavor...umami-like in my opinion
• sauce is just slightly thickened as the flour from the chicken was able to give it a nice silky consistency
  
• browning of chicken with the flour made the outside taste very very similar to chicken skin...very nice...
• aroma is amazing...like a complex ketchup but not...
• one of the best chicken recipes i ever made