Simple Chicken Braise

So my kids are loving hot and saucy dishes (no pun, really) this winter. I invented this (I think) last week with a few ingredients in the fridge.

Chicken Braise
shopping = easy
difficulty = medium
expense = low

4 chicken thighs (skin-on), extraneous skin and fat removed, patted dry
3 carrots, sliced in half and then cut into 1/2" half-moons
1 onion, large dice
5 garlic cloves, peeled
5 red potatoes, peeled and large dice (match the onion)
3 T. canola oil
1/2 cup chicken broth (low-sodium) or water
1 t. salt
1/2 t. sugar

1. In large OVEN-SAFE pot, heat 2 T. canola oil over medium-high heat
2. Add all for thighs, skin-side down
3. Leave chicken alone for 6 minutes
4. remove chicken from pot to bowl
   
5. increase heat to high
6. [preheat oven to 400]
7. add onions and garlic cloves to pot
8. saute for 1 minute
9. add carrots and potatoes to pot
10. saute for 5 minutes
11. add chicken and accumulated juices back to pan
12. add broth/water
13. add salt and sugar
14. bring to boil
15. turn off stove, put on lid, put pot in oven
16. bake for 15 minutes
17. remove from oven and eat over rice or with crusty bread