Step 1

First thing you want to do is make the miso butter for the chicken. Take half a stick of room temperature butter and put that into a bowl. In the same bowl, add the same amount of miso(about the same amount as the butter). Get a spoon out and whip/mix the butter and miso together. Put that to the side when you're done.

Step 2

Time to season you're chicken thighs. Season them lightly with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika on both sides.

Step 3

Get a large pan out and put that on the stove. Turn the burner to medium high heat. When it's up to heat, add some olive oil to the pan. Then immediately add your chicken thighs(don't overcrowd the pan). Let those cook for 3-4 minutes on the first side.

Step 4

Flip the chicken thighs, then immediately turn the burner down just a little bit. Add a spoonful or two of the miso butter into the pan. When it's melted, start to baste the chicken thighs with the hot miso butter(tilt the pan a little towards yourself so the basting process isn't as hard). Do this for 2-3 minutes, then flip to the other side, and repeat.

Step 5

Once you've done this 2-3 times, remove them from the pan, and put them on a wire cooling rack. Baste the leftover miso butter that's in the pan all over the chicken thighs.

Step 6

Let them rest for 5-8 minutes. Then enjoy with whatever you're pairing this with.