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This is my secret ingredient to dialing up the flavor in this dish, and use it in a few different ways throughout the recipe.
Lemon chicken skin#
Remove and discard the garlic, but leave the oil.Īdd the chicken, skin-side down, into the hot garlic-infused oil and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until the skin has turned golden brown.įlip the chicken then add the lemon juice mixture from before. Add the smashed garlic then cook about 1 minute or until you can smell toasted garlic and the garlic has browned around the edges. Heat remaining tablespoon of oil in a large oven-safe skillet or frying pan over medium heat. In another bowl or measuring jug, combine remaining lemon zest (2 teaspoons), lemon juice and the chicken stock. Use fingers or a brush to coat chicken on both sides with the mustard rub. Combine mustard, one teaspoon of the lemon zest, oregano, thyme, salt and one tablespoon of the olive oil in a small bowl. Since posting this in 2012, we have tweaked the recipe to be more clear and added a quick recipe video. Recipe updated, originally posted December 2012. Our slow cooker lemon chicken makes melt-in-your-mouth tender chicken cooked in a lemon chicken gravy. I especially love spooning lots of the gravy over creamy mashed potatoes.Īfter sharing this recipe, many of you asked for a slow cooker version. The flour and butter thicken the juices and makes a delicious pan gravy for spooning over the chicken. Just before serving, we make a quick sauce by simmering the juices left in the pan with a bit of flour and butter. This method makes sure that the pork or in our case, the chicken is ultra flavorful on the outside and perfectly cooked on the inside. In that recipe, we sear the pork on all sides and then slide it into the oven to finish. Take a look at this pork tenderloin recipe with apples.
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Second, we flip the chicken, add chicken stock and lemon juice to the pan and then slide everything into the oven to finish cooking.