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Best idea for Chicken Thighs?
« on: January 25, 2018, 01:38:57 PM »


Any strong recommendations or go to recipes for doing a handful of chicken thighs?

Taking recommendations!
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Re: Best idea for Chicken Thighs?
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2018, 04:21:24 PM »

In what capacity?  Just how to cook, season, marinate?

I like to pound very thin, stuff with sautéed button mushrooms, Swiss cheese and Deviled Ham, roll up, pan sear, finish in hot oven and make a sauce from the fond in the pan to serve with!
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Re: Best idea for Chicken Thighs?
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2018, 04:22:43 PM »

In what capacity?  Just how to cook, season, marinate?

I like to pound very thin, stuff with sautéed button mushrooms, Swiss cheese and Deviled Ham, roll up, pan sear, finish in hot oven and make a sauce from the fond in the pan to serve with!

You can make that for me any day.
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Re: Best idea for Chicken Thighs?
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2018, 04:37:39 PM »

I don't put a lot of effort into chicken thighs but I really do like them.  About all I do is debone then, which is actually pretty easy to do.  As for cooking them I like to leave the fat there and cook them at a fairly high pit temp, around 300 to 350 until they are done.  The fat renders down nicely and helps the skin get crispy.
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Re: Best idea for Chicken Thighs?
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2018, 05:04:14 PM »

Here's my method.  Cooked on GMG DC, or JB.

  • Season heavily with Goya Adobo
  • Spray down with Olive oil, let rest ~25 mins for oil to soak into spices and evenly coat chicken
  • Set grill at 275°, direct heat if ya got it
  • Place chicken skin side down
  • Cook 30 mins
  • Flip and check IT, likely will require another ~15 mins
  • Pull at 165° IT

Last step: Enjoy tasty chicken and bite-thru skin.
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Re: Best idea for Chicken Thighs?
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2018, 05:29:19 PM »

Hi, I recently had a post called Chicken Thighs (Cheated) with some information and pictures of my cook.   I am not sure how to add the link to the previous post here, but if you search Chicken Thighs, it will be one of the search finds. 

https://pelletfan.com/index.php?topic=1271.msg13925#msg13925
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Re: Best idea for Chicken Thighs?
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2018, 09:47:52 PM »

I, too, posted my favorite chicken thigh recipe.  It's here.

Per Kristin's suggestion I've been fooling around with various stuffings.  The latest was a Jalapeño sliced lengthwise and stuffed with cheese.  Then wrap the thigh in bacon and follow the recipe.
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Re: Best idea for Chicken Thighs?
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2018, 12:52:07 PM »

I do something similar to pmillen. I take canned whole green chiles stuff them with cheese, wrap the thighs around the chiles then wrap with bacon.

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Re: Best idea for Chicken Thighs?
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2018, 04:09:11 PM »

I use Weber smokey brown sugar rub. Cook until 165/170 glaze with honey & take them off.  :lick:
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Re: Best idea for Chicken Thighs?
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2018, 09:56:57 PM »

I do something similar to pmillen. I take canned whole green chiles stuff them with cheese, wrap the thighs around the chiles then wrap with bacon.

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My mouth is watering, I am going to try this.
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Re: Best idea for Chicken Thighs?
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2018, 01:36:43 PM »

Hi guys and gals

Thanks for the feedback.
For the first time ever I deboned the thighs.  Cut off a lot of the extra skin.  When I was done, I had a pile as big as my stack of chicken thighs.

I threw some left over creole seasoning on them and grilled them low for a bit to get a little smoke, then at 350 for not quite an hour.

Kids and wife loved them.
Great meal of protein for under $4 and I have some clean leftover protein for the week.

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Re: Best idea for Chicken Thighs?
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2018, 09:14:18 PM »

I save the trimmings to make chicken stock for soup.
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Re: Best idea for Chicken Thighs?
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2018, 09:18:42 PM »

Hey if your most important critics love the results, means ya done good MN-S.   
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