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Crispy Sous Vide Chicken Thighs

Sam Guarnieri
Sam Guarnieri Posted: 04/07/21 Updated: 12/13/21
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These crispy sous vide chicken thighs are fool-proof! This method creates tender, juicy chicken thighs every time. This sous vide chicken thigh recipe also includes a very important final step that makes the outside incredibly crispy.

Sous Vide Chicken Thighs

What Makes This Recipe So Good

  • This recipe guarantees perfectly cooked chicken thighs. The sous vide takes all of the guess work out of what method to use and how long to cook your chicken. Simply add everything to a resealable bag, place it in your sous vide bath and then walk away for two hours. You’ll return to incredibly juicy and delicious chicken thighs!
  • These crispy sous vide chicken thighs are perfectly seasoned. Using the sous vide to cook chicken allows it to retain a lot of its own incredible flavor. Therefore, we’re able to go light on the seasoning and still receive very flavorful chicken thighs.
  • The final step of this recipe includes frying each chicken thigh in butter for 1-2 minutes per side. This step is incredibly crucial to achieving that ideal combination of crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside!

Key Ingredients

Bone-In, Skin-on Chicken Thighs – The bone-in and skin-on the chicken contributes a TON of flavor. Also, the skin on our chicken thighs then fries up beautifully at the end of this crispy sous vide chicken thigh recipe. I can’t recommend using bone-in and skin-on chicken thighs enough for this method.

Thyme – This is an optional ingredient, though I highly recommend adding thyme to the resealable plastic bag with your chicken thighs. Thyme contributes a nice, delicate herb flavor to this crispy sous vide chicken thigh recipe.

Chef’s Tips

  • When cooking with a sous vide, make sure to remove as much air from your plastic bag as possible. If any air is left inside your bag with the ingredients, it will cause the bag to float in the sous vide bath. If your bag floats, then you run the risk of cooking your food unevenly, or not at all.
  • Feel free to cook these crispy sous vide chicken thighs for an extra hour if you’d like. An additional hour of cooking will yield more tender, though slightly less juicy chicken thighs. To do this, simply set your sous vide to three hours instead of two.
  • You can easily double this recipe! If you plan on doubling this recipe, then I recommend using two separate resealable plastic bags – each with four chicken thighs. This is a great option if you’re cooking for a crowd.
Sous Vide Chicken Thighs

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Sous Vide Chicken Thighs

Crispy Sous Vide Chicken Thighs

Prep:5 minutes minutes
Cook:2 hours hours
These sous vide chicken thighs are fool-proof! This method creates tender, juicy chicken thighs every time. This sous vide chicken thigh recipe also includes a very important final step that makes the outside incredibly crispy.
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4 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme optional
  • 2 tablespoons butter see Notes

Equipment

  • Sous vide immersion circulator
  • Plastic bag for vacuum sealing
  • Large skillet

Instructions 

  • Set sous vide to 165° Fahrenheit.
  • Season both sides of each chicken thigh with salt and pepper.
  • Place chicken thighs and thyme in a resealable plastic bag, then remove the air using either a vacuum sealer or the displacement method. Drop bag into bath for 2 hours.
  • Remove chicken thighs from bag and pat dry with a paper towel.
  • Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear chicken thighs in pan for 1-2 minutes per side, or until crispy.

Notes

  • Make it Dairy-Free: To make this recipe dairy-free, you can either use two tablespoons of dairy-free butter or two tablespoons of olive oil instead of regular butter.
Recipe yields approximately 4 servings. Nutritional values shown reflect information for one chicken thigh. Macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands of ingredients used.

Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 1chicken thigh, Calories: 368kcal, Protein: 24g, Fat: 30g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 157mg, Sodium: 743mg, Potassium: 304mg, Total Carbs: 1g, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 313IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 17mg, Iron: 1mg

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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Meet Sam Guarnieri

Sam is a travel, food, and fitness enthusiast from the New York metro area who loves creating new and inventive recipes. Her love of food goes all the way back to her early childhood, cooking alongside her mom and Nonna – the two best cooks she knows! She's a big believer that good-for-you food can still explode with flavor and (most importantly) be easy to make. When she's not in the kitchen, Sam can usually be found planning her next vacation, spending time outdoors, or bingeing the latest Netflix docu-series.

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