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Keto fried chicken thighs in butter with the words butter crackle chicken.
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Buttery Crackle Chicken

Buttery Crackle Chicken Thighs are the most delicious, juicy, and super crunchy-crackly chicken thighs you'll ever make!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Calories: 277kcal
Author: Courtney O'Dell

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs chicken medium-large bone-in chicken thighs, skin on
  • 2 tbsp butter ghee/clarified
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Lay chicken thighs out on a cutting board, and using sharp kitchen scissors, cut out bone from thigh.
  • Remove bones (save them for chicken stock if you make your own!)
  • Pound chicken flat and make sure they are very dry, pat with paper towel if needed.
  • Generously salt and pepper meat side of chicken (don't salt fat side, as it can easily burn).
  • Heat a cast iron (or heavy) pan on high heat, so it is scorching hot (but not smoking).
  • Reduce heat to medium-high.
  • Add ghee/butter to pan, and let melt.
  • Add chicken to pan, starting with the fat side down.
  • Let fat crisp and chicken brown, about 7 minutes.
  • Flip chicken and cook until 165 degrees internal temp - about 6 minutes.
  • Let rest 2-5 minutes and pat off any excess butter softly with a paper towel.
  • If desired, cut chicken into strips.

Nutrition

Calories: 277kcal | Protein: 21g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 113mg | Potassium: 214mg | Vitamin A: 275IU | Vitamin C: 1.8mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg