| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 40 min |
| Active: | 25 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- Kosher salt and black pepper
- 2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
- 2 large leeks, white and pale green parts, thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 heads baby bok choy, sliced into quarters
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
Instructions
- Add the coriander to a spice grinder and pulse a few times until the seeds are just cracked. Set aside.
- Sprinkle the chicken thighs all over with salt and pepper. Add the oil to a large cast-iron skillet and heat over medium-high. Once the oil begins to shimmer, sear the chicken, skin side down, until golden brown and crispy, about 5 minutes. Turn the thighs over and cook until brown, about 5 minutes more. Remove from the pan to a plate, skin side up, and set aside.
- After the chicken is removed from the pan, add the cracked coriander and toast, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the leeks and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until soft, about 2 minutes. Nestle the bok choy into the leeks and add 2 tablespoons of water. Bring to a simmer and cook until the liquid has reduced, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Nestle the chicken, skin side up, into the vegetables and cook for a few minutes until the thighs are 165 degrees F in the thickest part. Remove from the heat and sprinkle with the chives. Serve right from the pan!
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 645 |
| Total Fat | 48 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Carbohydrates | 9 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Protein | 44 g |
| Cholesterol | 252 mg |
| Sodium | 768 mg |
Reviews
I used boneless thighs as we have an aversion to bones (!), used za’atar instead of coriander; otherwise, followed recipe. My husband loved the tenderness of the leeks with the crunchiness of the bok choy; and asked this recipe be a do-over.
This recipe was very good. I did not have coriander so I substituted zataar and cumin. I deboned the thighs and cooked for seven minutes per side. Did everything else exactly as the recipe states and added buttered noodles on the side. Very good!
We had trouble getting the sand out of the leeks. Maybe a substitute for the leeks
This was awful! Cooking time is way off. Chicken was under cooked.
I made a few changes to make this recipe work. I used ground coriander, I didn’t have the seeds. And I used boneless chicken thighs, they cook faster. I browned the chicken, then cooked the leeks and added the bok choy. Then I finished in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. It was delicious.
them.This recipe is terrible and poorly written. There is no way the chicken thighs could be cooked in this period of time. The thighs were. bland. More baby bok choy would be nice too. The only thing that was interesting was the use of coriander seeds that made the leeks delicious. I will not ever cook this again but I will find a way to use up the $8 bottle of coriander seeds because I really did like them.
Chicken needed a lot longer cooking so now the veg are overcooked.
The taste is wonderful. However, after reading the reviews, I planned on adding time to the chicken. Most thighs now seem to be huge. I started with a cook time of 15 minutes per side and then finished the recipe as written. Everyone loved it.
Made this recipe after seeing it made on Girl Meets Farm. It was so quick and easy. Added some fresh chopped ginger in with the garlic and some local mushrooms and finished under the broiler for 5 min to ensure the chicken skin stayed crispy while everything cooked. Very nice with a glass of chenin blanc:-) – delicious and satisfying one pot meal! To those whose chicken was undercooked – remember cooking times vary with the size of the chicken thighs – on the show, the thighs were pretty small. I used larger thighs, but ensured that the skin was crispy on all sides – total cook time 15 min (and continues to cook while resting) plus the 5 minutes for everything to come together under the broiler.
Followed the recipe. Even took others’ advice and cooked longer. Knew I should have listened to my gut. Highly recommend rewriting this recipe. Cook the chicken all the way through before removing. Or start the veggies on a separate skillet and lose the chicken juices. Bok choy overcooked. The leeks burned.