Chicken thighs

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I too was put off by chicken thighs but now like them recipes where they are cooked to falling apart tender as others have mentioned.
More often than not these are slow-cooker stew-like recipes with assertive flavors, like curries, Mexican recipes, etc. rather than as a whole chicken thigh by itself.

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DW hates chicken thighs.

I de-skin and de-bone and de-fat them.
then used for any dish needing ‘chunks’ of chicken.

unless it’s a ‘just me’ meal - then then get southern fried totally whole.

just finished chicken Marsala - which drew drools and raves.
I opted not to mention the chicken was so tasty because it was thighs and not breast/breast tenderloins . . . . I just have to be careful I’m not spotted during the prep.

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I use thigh skins for rendering chicken fat; usually with a touch of garlic and store it in the frig for roasted potatoes…then I make a recipe that calls for using the meat. This link has some tasty choices. The bone is a bother to eat around, so I find it useful to remove it before beginning.

While chicken breasts are delicious, thighs really soak up sauces and marinades well.

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Just be a tiger or lion, or maybe even a gnu; don’t be a leopard or a giraffe. You’ll do just fine. :+1:

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All good advice above. If your crowd is used to boneless skinless chicken breast, just do the same with thighs. Chuck the skin and bone (or save for broth), cut the meat into cubes or lengths and proceed as if it were breast. Flatten and smash fillets for chicken piccata or schnitzel, into strips for satay, marinate in soy and cornstarch for stir fry protein in Shanghai noodles, Marsala is a no brainer. As Happy Onion suggests, go for it and say nothing. Sit back and wait for applause.

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I LOVE chicken thighs, but I also love someone who does not. Someone recently shared a recipe I would love to try.

Be right back.
Here it is.

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Thighs are my favorite.

At some point i discovered that leaving the skin on in saucy dishes contributed collagen - not just fat - for a wonderful sauce texture. (Remove skin before serving/eating.)

I like indian dishes best with thighs. You can braise stovetop, or use your PC.

Here are two from Madhur Jaffrey’s first book - you can add potatoes to both (in fact you should).

https://prucka.com/index.php/recipes2/11-main-course-poultry/76-chicken-in-fried-onion-sauce/

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What’s a PC, please?

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I’m not Saregama… We could wait until she replies, but I think “PC” is pressure cooker.

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Oooh. I want to try that. My go to for chicken thighs is Chicken Adobo in the slow cooker. But this… this is to add to the repertoire. Thank you.

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I have the same situation, but have found that if it doesn’t LOOK like thigh, the meats passes as simply “chicken”. So, I bone and skin and say nothing.

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He wears one of these, for when he gets suspicious.

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JK. But I often joke about it.

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To specifically address your comment about finding them fatty/greasy. I feel the same, and don’t love thighs in braises or liquids. However, this recipe was a lifesaver for me, because the method of cooking renders almost all the internal fat out, while crisping the skin beautifully. I don’t use any of the spices. Salt and pepper only. But the cooking method is great, and reliable.

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And re other posters’ suggestion about just not saying anything, I don’t think I have particularly sensitive taste buds, but I can always tell white and dark meat chicken. Both flavor and texture are quite different.

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Agreed. I suppose, though, that there must be dishes where you can sufficiently mask what you’re eating

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I suppose. It could be chicken thighs. Or rabbit, snake, turtle, eel. :slight_smile:

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I can tell the difference breast/white meat to thighs/dark meat, blindfolded, standing on my head, with both hands tied to my ankles…

there is an analogy:
Do you like liver?
NO!
Have you ever eaten liver?
NO!

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Me too, except for the liver. I like liver. I was fed it as a child, before I had any preconceived notions.

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My ex SIL would not eat chicken in recognizable pieces no matter which part.
She liked chicken just fine but had a complete aversion to the bones and skin and other assorted “stuff”. In other words, the flavor.
Turkey too.
:slight_smile:

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Maybe snake or turtle which I’ve never tasted. I find rabbit terribly bland - even the locally shot ones that turn up regularly at the farmers market. I’d never confuse it with chicken. And, on the other hand, eel is quite strongly flavoured (at least in the ways I’ve eaten it) and, of course, very oily. Again not something I’d confuse with chicken.

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