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Creamy Lemon Chicken

Crispy chicken thigh in a creamy lemon sauce

Servings2

Ingredients

  • 400 g Chicken thigh fillet

    Skin-on thigh fillets

  • 30 g Butter

  • 1 tbsp Flour

  • 300 ml Milk

  • 1 Lemon

  • 1 tbsp Honey

  • 1 tsp Salt

  • 1 tsp Black pepper

    Freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 tsp Chicken bouillon powder

    Chicken stock powder

  • ½ tsp MSG

    Monosodium glutamate

Steps

  1. Marinate the chicken

    Season the chicken thigh fillets with salt and pepper

  2. Fry skin side down

    Pan-fry the chicken skin side down over medium heat with no oil. Let the fat render until the skin is golden and crispy

  3. Finish the chicken

    Flip and cook for another 5 to 10 minutes, until cooked through, then take the chicken out of the pan

    8 min

  4. Make a roux

    In the same pan, melt the butter, add the flour, and cook it briefly

  5. Build the sauce

    Slowly pour in the milk, stirring so it stays smooth. Add the lemon juice and honey, then season to taste with salt, pepper, chicken bouillon powder, and MSG

  6. Simmer and serve

    Return the chicken to the sauce and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Serve straight away

    2 min

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