Poaching chicken question

[Anonymous]

Can I poach thighs the same way I poach breasts? I can't imagine why it wouldn't work, but I am not good at cooking so just wanted to check. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Yep! And if you have an Instant Pot, go that way. Comes out perfectly every time with zero effort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yep! And if you have an Instant Pot, go that way. Comes out perfectly every time with zero effort.

I don't have one of those. I'll just be using a regular pot on the stove, but glad I can do the same way.

[Anonymous]

Yes, but they take longer to cook

[Anonymous]

Update: I poached the chicken thighs. They taste a little less flavorful than when I poached chicken breasts, and have more fat which I dislike. I will not buy chicken thighs again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Update: I poached the chicken thighs. They taste a little less flavorful than when I poached chicken breasts, and have more fat which I dislike. I will not buy chicken thighs again.

I can’t imagine chicken thighs would be good poached. Too flabby. They are excellent roasted or grilled allowing the fat to render

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Update: I poached the chicken thighs. They taste a little less flavorful than when I poached chicken breasts, and have more fat which I dislike. I will not buy chicken thighs again.

I can’t imagine chicken thighs would be good poached. Too flabby. They are excellent roasted or grilled allowing the fat to render

Welp, lesson learned. I thought I'd heard thighs were more flavorful. But it tastes okay enough that I'll add it to chinese food. Back to the chicken breasts in the future.

[Anonymous]

I poach chicken for my sick dog. Poached chicken is a people food? I can't imagine it tasting very good. Please enlighten me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I poach chicken for my sick dog. Poached chicken is a people food? I can't imagine it tasting very good. Please enlighten me.

Yes, I poach in bone broth or chicken stock, shred and add to all kinds of other food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Update: I poached the chicken thighs. They taste a little less flavorful than when I poached chicken breasts, and have more fat which I dislike. I will not buy chicken thighs again.

I can’t imagine chicken thighs would be good poached. Too flabby. They are excellent roasted or grilled allowing the fat to render

Welp, lesson learned. I thought I'd heard thighs were more flavorful. But it tastes okay enough that I'll add it to chinese food. Back to the chicken breasts in the future.

Thighs are more flavorful. You just cooked them wrong. I roast mine for at least 45 minutes. I put butter on the skin and smoked paprika. Honestly, poaching is one of the worst ways to cook chicken full stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I poach chicken for my sick dog. Poached chicken is a people food? I can't imagine it tasting very good. Please enlighten me.

Poached chicken breast should be fed to animals. I do have a good recipe for chicken thighs (Rick Bayless) that calls for poaching them first, but I still prefer them cooked other ways.

[Anonymous]

Poaching cooks chicken evenly. Baking or sautéing it can make it overcooked and tough on the outside, undercooked on the inside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Poaching cooks chicken evenly. Baking or sautéing it can make it overcooked and tough on the outside, undercooked on the inside.

- We are talking about poaching dark meat- which is a huge mistake
- Any cooking method can overcook boneless skinless chicken breasts especially and make them stringy and gross.
- Instant Pot is the best for tender meat to shred

[Anonymous]

Poaching works with breasts, which don’t have a lot of fat to add flavour or moisture

Thighs have both those things, so all you’ve done is waterlog them and lash out their natural flavour and fat

Use a dry heat when preparing thighs and you will find them very flavourful.