Easy Cooking: Sticky Lemon Chicken

Don't you love delicious, easy, and one-pot(pan) meals?? Well this is surely one that will keep the husband happy, the guests talking, and your kitchen clean.

I've actually known about this recipe for ages, but recently just remembered it when I had a ton of chicken I had to use up.

I don't really follow a lot of chefs, but this is Gordon Ramsay's recipe. He's a bit of an OCD freak in the video, he claps his hands (a lot), looks like he's been a little medicated and high-strung... but hey, if I think I can even attempt something like this, you know that it's lazy mom friendly.

Ingredients:

8-10 Chicken thighs (you know I always go for these - they're cheap)
salt & pepper
soy sauce
Sherry (in Gordo's recipe, it calls for Sherry vinegar. I only had Sherry, and vinegar, so I just put 2 together)
Rice Wine Vinegar
2 Lemons (slices, and another one for juice)
fresh thyme
water
honey


What to do:
1. season the chicken, and then fry if skin-side down. if your pan isn't big enough, do it in batches. you want a nice delicious crunch golden skin.. mmm... and if you're a health diet freak, i'm sure skinless will be fine too. but hot dang... fried skin is so good.

2. turn chicken to brown other side (and drain the oil)

3. add soy, sherry, vinegar, lemon juice, and thyme. use your judgement on measuring these - it's up to you if you want it saltier, more sour, sweet... etc. I'd recommend anything between 2-4tbsp of each.

4. put a slice of lemon on top of each chicken, then slap a lid on and let it cook for... 7-10 minutes.

5. Open up the lid, put some honey in it... and let it cook for a little bit longer 1-2 minutes, and then take the chicken out.

6. Technically the meal is done, but if you want to go the extra mile - reduce the remaining sauce, add butter, more honey, and then pour it over your chicken.

It's so freaking good, and so freaking easy. Here's the video if you want to watch good ol twitchy Gordo make it.