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Crispy Chicken Thighs

Golden brown sous vide chicken thighs are an excellent, healthy weeknight meal! Cooked to perfection on the inside and crispy on the outside.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 1.5 lb bone-in chicken thighs (skin-on)
  • 2.5 tablespoons homemade chicken dry rub
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. Begin by preparing the sous vide and fill a large stock-pot with water. Attach your sous vide to the pot and set your sous vide to 165ºF. You want to make sure you can fully submerge your chicken thighs in the water.
  2. Next, remove chicken thighs from the package and remove excess moisture from the chicken thighs by patting them with a paper towel.
  3. Next, evenly distribute the dry rub over the chicken thighs and use your hands to pat it in. Be sure the chicken thighs are fully covered in dry rub.
  4. Place chicken thighs into a vacuum seal bag, Ziplock, or Stasher bag. Remove as much air as possible and seal. We do this so that the chicken will sink to the bottom of the pot.
  5. Then fully submerge bone-in chicken thighs in water and let them sous vide at 165ºF for 4-5 hours.
  6. Remove chicken thighs from the water bath and take the chicken out of the bag. Use a meat thermometer to check the center temperature of your chicken. It should read 165ºF. If it does not, you need to continue cooking until it does.
  7. Discard the excess liquid and set the chicken thighs aside.
  8. Heat a large skillet over medium/high heat and add olive oil. Make sure to add enough olive oil as the skin sometimes like to stick.
  9. When olive oil is fragrant, add chicken thighs (skin side down) to the pan and let the chicken thighs sear for 2-3 minutes.
  10. Remove from the pan and enjoy!

Notes

These chicken thighs are perfect for meal prep and can be served with your favorite sides.