Chicken Thighs

Kimberley

Very nice it was The two older kids loved it, but my youngest refused to eat even one bit..

ET03

all chicken curries will taste good with chicken thighs
the stronger meat works well with spices

catznine

Just found this

looks yummy and uses 8 chicken thighs. I'm thinking of buying a tagine Anyone else got one?

ET03

Ingredients
2 chicken thighs, de-boned and skinned
salt
freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp butter
85g/3oz button mushrooms, diced
2 leeks, chopped
110ml/4fl oz double cream
1-2 tsp wholegrain mustard

Method

Take a rolling pin and bash the chicken thighs flat.
Season the thighs.
Melt the butter in a small frying pan before adding the mushrooms and leeks.
Fry for three minutes.
Spoon the fried mushrooms and leeks into the centre of the chicken thighs before bringing the sides of the thighs together.
Reserve any leftover mushroom and leeks.
Tie the chicken thighs with butcher string to make neat bundles, or use coctail sticks
Place the chicken in the frying pan and fry for eight minutes.
Meanwhile prepare a sauce by simmering the cream and mustard in a small pan.
Remove the chicken from the pan and serve with any remaining stuffing and the creamy mustard sauce.

Alfietinker

They need to be eaten tonight and I was going to brown them and cook in a tomato based sauce and eat with pasta.

I've not cooked thighs before - how long will they need? And (embarrassed as I ask this ) are they white meat like breasts? Will they be cooked when they aren't pink any more?

Thanks!

comping_cat

Depends how big they are, i would think about an hour, but just like a leg, once you put a knife next to the bone, if it runs clear its cooked,
Catherine x

researcher

Generally 30 - 40 minutes in any liquid/sauce will be fine. But if you cook gently until the meat falls off the bone they are delicious too.

Thighs are much tastier than breast meat and are excellent for any braising dishes like curry or stews - I even had them one New Years Eve, when we were snowed in - I deboned them, stuffed them with stilton, garlic and a bit of butter, wrapped then in some streaky bacon (Palma ham would of been better), and roasted them for 25 mins at 180 c - they were really good!

Oh, for stir frys, chopped into pieces, they only need 5 mins.

competitionscafe

Very good browned in olive oil and a little butter with some chopped onions - when nicely browned, turn down the heat, and add some whole (unpeeled) garlic cloves, put a lid on the saucepan / dish and simmer very slowly (very low heat) for 40 to 50 minutes turning occassionally. The meat (it's dark meat by the way) will be falling off the bone and the garlic cloves will turn into a mushy roast garlic paste which you can squeeze from the cloves and eat spread on the chicken meat. You can also add some vermouth /white wine and chopped parsley to the juices at the end, simmer to reduce and serve over the chicken.

Deboned and stuffed with stilton sounds yummy too though!

Alfietinker

I just realised I forgot to say thanks to everyone for helping me out! In the end hubby took over the cooking and did a stir fry. I must say I thought the meat was much nicer than the breast we usually buy. I wouldn't have thought of buying thighs but they were free range, organic and on special offer so worked out cheaper I'll definitely be buying again and trying your suggestions. :T

r.mac_2

Hello there,

budget is rather stretched this month and for the next couple if my reckoning is correct! I have been working on trying to make sure that i am planning meals, doing a bit of a storecupboard/freezer clearout and buying cheaper alternatives.

With this in mind when at the supermarket last night i decided that it was so much cheaper to buy chicken thighs, I should give them a go. I got 7 for £2.50 or so. But now i have them I am a bit unsure what to do with them and how to treat them. The packet is sealed and I haven't opened it yet. they are skin on thighs and i think that they are boned.

Do i use them like chicken breasts? What else can i do with them?

all tips greatfully recieved!;)