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Chicken thigh

Used in 9 recipes on RecipeWiki.

Chicken thigh is dark meat from the upper leg, richer and more forgiving than breast. It stays juicy through long braising and fierce grilling alike. This page covers it bone-in and skin-on, boneless and skinless, and with drumsticks. Bone-in pieces give the best flavour to Jerk Chicken and Chicken and Prawn Paella. Boneless thigh, cut into pieces, suits fast cooking such as Kung Pao Chicken and Chicken Tikka Masala, where it is marinated first. Pat the skin dry before cooking if you want it crisp. Thigh is done when the juices run clear at the bone, and it tolerates a few extra minutes that would dry out breast meat.

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Recipes with chicken thigh

Butter Chicken shot from directly overhead, a true flat lay
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Butter Chicken

Tandoori-marinated chicken grilled hard, then finished in a sieved tomato and butter gravy emulsified off the heat so it stays satin rather than splitting.

5 hr 50 minServes 4
ChickenCurriesDinner
Chicken and Prawn Paella — shot from directly overhead: bomba rice cooked flat and never stirred in a wide pan
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Chicken and Prawn Paella

Bomba rice cooked flat and never stirred in a wide pan, which keeps the grains separate and toasts a crust onto the base.

1 hr 20 minServes 4
ChickenMain coursesSpanish
Chicken Congee — shot from directly overhead: rice simmered in eight times its weight of stock until the grains collapse
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Chicken Congee

Rice simmered in eight times its weight of stock until the grains collapse, into a savoury porridge finished in the bowl.

1 hr 50 minServes 4
BreakfastChickenChinese
Chicken Noodle Soup — shot from directly overhead: poached chicken and vegetables in a clear stock
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Chicken Noodle Soup

Poached chicken and vegetables in a clear stock, with the noodles cooked apart so the broth stays clean rather than thick and starchy.

1 hrServes 4
AmericanChickenSoups
Chicken Teriyaki shot from directly overhead, a true flat lay
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Chicken Teriyaki

Chicken thighs started skin-down in a cold pan for crisp skin, then glazed in a four-ingredient reduction of soy, mirin, sake and sugar with no cornflour.

40 minServes 4
ChickenDinnerJapanese
Chicken Tikka Masala — shot from directly overhead: yogurt-marinated chicken charred hard under a grill
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Chicken Tikka Masala

Yogurt-marinated chicken charred hard under a grill, then finished in a spiced tomato and cream sauce that only works if the char goes in with it.

5 hrServes 4
ChickenCurriesDinner
Green Curry with Chicken and Thai Basil — shot from directly overhead: cracking the coconut cream before the paste goes in is the step most recipes skip
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Green Curry with Chicken and Thai Basil

Cracking the coconut cream before the paste goes in is the step most recipes skip, and the one that decides whether this tastes fried or boiled.

45 minServes 4
ChickenCurriesDinner
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Jerk Chicken — shot from directly overhead: chicken marinated overnight in scotch bonnet
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Jerk Chicken

Chicken marinated overnight in scotch bonnet, allspice and thyme, then cooked slowly over smoke until the skin is lacquered almost black.

13 hr 40 minServes 4
CaribbeanChickenDinner
Kung Pao Chicken — shot from directly overhead: diced chicken stir-fried fast with dried chillies and peanuts in a sauce that is sour
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Kung Pao Chicken

Diced chicken stir-fried fast with dried chillies and peanuts in a sauce that is sour, sweet and salty in that order.

28 minServes 4
30 minutesChickenChinese