Chicken thigh recipes, tips, tricks, and techniques for home cooks
Paitan essentially means creamy. This rich, creamy, ramen broth contains no cream, but the texture – the result of long cooking and puréeing the chicken (cartilage, skin, and all) – gives the broth a thick creamy texture similar to the Pork Tonkotsu broth that is popular in many ramen restaurants. […]
I’ve taken a few weeks off from The Chicken Thigh Guy. Mostly because I … well to be honest I just needed a break. As much as I love the little buggers, a household diet consisting only of chicken thighs leads to … well, boredom mostly. Eat some steak. Some […]
There are plenty of arguments about what, exactly, a chicken pot pie is. I’ve seen everything from a perfectly formed, two-crust pie, to a pan of soup topped with biscuits, to something that resembled an overstuffed Pop Tart called a pot pie. For me, pot pie has always been a […]
This dish is essentially a highly simplified riff on char siu, the amazing Cantonese barbecue tradition. Whereas char siu preparations often include soy, hoisin, and other additions, here you’ll only use salt, five-spice powder, and an long rest in the refrigerator for most of the heavy lifting, with just a […]
Duck a l’Orange is fancy. Really fancy. Like, classy old movie, white tablecloth restaurant, waiter with a fake French accent, and Humphrey Bogart yelling “Garcon!” fancy. Chicken a l’Orange is also fancy. Just not quite as fancy. Maybe more like a nice evening at home with candles left from last […]
I don’t live in Sweden. It might feel like I’m in Sweden right now. It’s 12 ° F and snowy, but this is Ohio. I’ve never even been to Sweden, unless an Ikea (really, like five different Ikeas) count as having been to Sweden. (They don’t. I know.) But one […]
If you enjoy The Chicken Thigh Guy, check out my other food project: The Weekly Menu. Chicken Parm probably isn’t Italian. It’s Italian American. More accurately, it’s East Coast Red Checkered Table Cloth raffia wrapped wine bottle Italian American classic, and it’s delicious. While the dish is often made with […]
This trainwreck of a chopped salad is one of our household favorites, a dish that makes it to the table, or the couch in front of the TV, several times a month. It’s fast, it’s delicious, and it’s filling. This isn’t a light salad. It’s a salad that makes you […]
Pickled and fried chicken are a natural pairing, but they usually arrive on the side, after the chicken is cooked – not as a key ingredient in their preparation. I had heard of pickle-brined chicken, but the first time I actually tasted it was a few years ago at the […]
Hi. While you’re here, check out my other food project – The Weekly Menu. Stroganoff might be one of those dishes you associate with a steam table, or 1950’s convenience foods – but I love the stuff. To be honest, I like almost any dish loaded with sour cream. Chili? […]