Chicken thighs

Ingredients for 4

• 4 Chicken whole legs, or 6 thighs, or 8 drumsticks

• 2 tomatoes, ripe and fleshy, medium size, grated

• 1 red bell pepper, medium size, grated

• 1 tspn smoked paprika

• 0.5 tspn hot paprika

• 0.5 tspn ground black pepper

• 0.25 tspn turmeric

• 1 tspn powdered or minced dry garlic, or 4 cloved minced fresh garlic

• 0.25 tsp crushed dried chillies

• 0.5 tspn thyme, dried

• 0.25 tspn coriander seeds, powdered

• 4 tbspns olive oil

Directions

• Step 1

  Make a paste/wet rub from all ingredients (but the chicken)

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  Step 2

  Clean the chicken, and partially lift the skin. Rub the paste on the exposed flesh, and place the skin back on the thighs.

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  Step 3

  Optional: coat the skin with a dry rub

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  Step 4

  Place the chicken in a vacuum sealing bag, and add the remaining wet rub. Vacuum and seal the bag. Use the 'wet' setting if the vacuum pulls too much liquid.

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  Step 5

  Place in water bath for 3 hours at 75°C.

• Finishing Steps

• Step 0

  Take the thighs out of the bags and pat them dry. Keep the liquids that are left in the bag. These can be used to make a delicious sauce for the chicken.

• Step 1

  Place the thighs in a broiling pan, skin side up. Put the pan in a broiler or high temperature oven for approximately 3 minutes.

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