Pressure Cooker Apricot Glazed Herb Chicken Thighs
Pressure Cooker Apricot Glazed Herb Chicken turns plain chicken thighs into a 5 star meal. Little effort yet fancy enough for a dinner party or date night..
Mix together rosemary, tarragon, salt and white pepper and rub into chicken thighs.
Place seasoned chicken thighs, skin side down into Instant Pot pressure cooker.
Place pieces of butter on top of chicken.
Lock on lid and close pressure valve. Cook at high pressure (most machines default to high) for 6 minutes.
When beep sounds, wait 10 minutes and then release the rest of the pressure.
Remove chicken thighs from cooking pot and set aside.
Dump out excess liquid from cooking pot and wipe out with a paper towel. Place cooking pot back into Instant Pot pressure cooker.
Select Sauté or Browning on the pressure cooker.
Add apricot jam, orange liqueur and butter to cooking pot.
Whisk well until the jam becomes liquidy, about two minutes and then turn off or unplug Instant Pot pressure cooker..
Place chicken thighs back into cooking pot and roll chicken through the glaze, so that both sides are covered well. Use a pasty brush to get into all the crevices of the chicken.
Set temperature to 400 degrees and cook for 5 minutes.
Flip chicken over so the skin side is up. Use a pastry brush and make sure the skin is coated with the glaze.
Cook another 5 minutes at 400 degrees or until the skin is browned and the glaze is bubbling.
Roll chicken around in the glaze and remove to a plate. Brush with any remaining glaze from the cooking pot if desired.
Notes
The browning and crisping of the skin will finish cooking the chicken, so if your chicken still shows a bit of pink, don't worry; it is not supposed to be fully cooked after pressure cooking. There is nothing worse than dried out chicken, so, a little pink is good after pressure cooking.If using chicken breasts add an additional 1 Tablespoon of Butter or oil and cook for 5 minutes rather than 6.
Crisping Lid - Which to Use
Mealthy Crisplid will fit on all 6 and 8 quart pressure cookers regardless of brand.
Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid will only fit on specific Instant Pot models, so please check my article Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid to see if this brand will fit your model.
Each lid can be purchased from Amazon, which I have linked below.