Balsamic Chicken

An excellent chicken thigh dish with only four ingredients. It tastes far more complicated and has a beautiful glaze when served, all in under 30 minutes.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 2
• Yields: 4 chicken thighs

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup  balsamic vinegar
• 2  cloves garlic, minced
• 1⁄2 tablespoon fresh rosemary, finely chopped
• 4  chicken thighs, skin on (about 1 1/4 pounds)
•  coarse salt
•  fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450°; boil vinegar and garlic in a saucepan over medium heat about 5 minutes, until reduced to 2 3/4 T; add rosemary.
2. Place seasoned chicken skin side down in a heated oven-proof skillet; on medium-high heat, cook the chicken on skin side only until brown, 3-5 minutes.
3. Blot chicken on paper towels, wipe excess fat from skillet and return the chicken to the pan, skin side up; move skillet to the oven and bake to 180° internal temperature; 10-15 minutes.
4. Turn on broiler; brush chicken with reduced balsamic and broil until glaze is bubbly, 1-3 minutes; serve.