Southern-Style Stewed Chicken and Rice | America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• 1 onion, chopped fine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt, divided
• 2 pounds bone-in chicken thighs, trimmed
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups water
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups long-grain white rice, rinsed