- Best baked chicken thighs are about to happen
right here you guys, super tender juicy chicken
coated in beautiful Mediterranean flavors.
I have a couple of tips for you, don't go anywhere.
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Suzy here from themediterraneandish.com,
your top resource for Mediterranean cooking.
Let's get to our baked chicken thighs today.
And of course, the star ingredient is chicken thighs.
I went ahead and trimmed the extra fat
but I like my skin on for this recipe
and you'll see why in just a minute.
First thing we do is give it a good pinch of kosher salt.
I like to lift the skin up a little bit, you guys,
to make sure that I get underneath.
That's where all the flavor will be.
And we're gonna go around and also turn
the chicken the other way and get the backside.
We've seasoned both sides with salt.
We're gonna set this aside
for a minute and let the salt get in
and give the chicken great flavor.
I'm gonna work on a beautiful wet rub
to go all over this chicken, it is so good.
Okay, so for the rub, we're gonna start
with about five to six tablespoons
of just your average tomato paste.
This will give the chicken some
great umami and great color.
Next we have a third a cup of good extra virgin olive oil.
I'm using our Private Reserve.
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Then, juice of one lemon, cup your hands to catch the seeds.
We got a juicy one people.
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Now we have a few beautiful spices.
First of all, one teaspoon of dry oregano,
one teaspoon of smoked paprika.
Okay, if you don't have smoked paprika,
sweet paprika will work but I just love the hint of warmth
and smokiness from this and one teaspoon of ground cumin.
By the way, these are also available
on themediterraneandish.com,
and one teaspoon of black pepper, four minced garlic cloves.
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I know, sounds like a lot but it's gonna be beautiful.
All right we're just gonna give this
all a good whisk to combine.
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So this is a bit of a thicker wet rub
and we'll give this chicken both color
and flavor, without the need to marinade.
You guessed it, the most important thing
to coat this chicken with this beautiful marinade or rub
that we have, is to make sure you get under the skin again.
So I'm gonna start on the backside real quick
just with a little bit.
It helps if you're wearing a glove
because you're gonna give this chicken a nice massage.
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So we got the backside, gonna turn the chickens over.
I mean we're not joking about flavor here you guys,
this is going to be epic.
Lift up the skin, again go underneath it.
All right, so go in and kinda give it
a nice massage to spread.
I'm gonna use the last little bit
on top for some good color.
This is gonna be so jazzy.
So I've got a baking dish, we need a little bit
of extra virgin olive oil in the bottom, tiny bit.
We're gonna give this a quick brush.
First of all, we're gonna lay a bunch of the onions
on the bottom to make a bed for our chicken.
About half, these have been sliced.
They go right in here, nothing fancy, leave some for later.
Okay, so we're just gonna lay the chickens.
So I've got my oven heating on 425 degrees
and I'm gonna finish this baby here
by sticking some of these onion slices in between.
And lastly, our beautiful tomatoes,
just one tomato thinly sliced.
So I halved it first and then sliced it
so it's easier to kind of just go in here.
There's going to be so much juice
released from the tomatoes and from the chicken
but to help it out, I have maybe a quarter cup,
maybe a half a cup it you want.
Just go in the corners and add a little bit of water.
This baby is looking gorgeous.
We're gonna put it in the oven maybe for 40 minutes or so,
until everything has cooked through, so let's do it.
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Oh, this is deliciousness you guys.
Oh my gosh, it smells so good here.
If it needs a little color for you,
just stick it under the broiler
for a brief couple of minutes and watch closely.
And I love to serve this juicy chicken
with a little bit of rice or your grain of choice.
And don't forget to make my Greek salad to go along with it.
It is absolutely crazy good.
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