Substitute chicken thighs for pork tenderloin?

[Anonymous]

By way of background, DH does not eat beef and I do not eat chicken breasts. I have a recipe for pork tenderloin and cabbage bowls. I want to substitute chicken thighs for it, so would appreciate if folks have any suggestions on if I should do anything differently in the preparation. I am going to thinly slice the thighs, as the recipe directs to do for the protein, then marinade them for a bit in the sauce while prepping rest of dish. I'm then to brown the thighs (tenderloin) in a single layer in my pan, then remove continue to do so until I've browned all the chicken. Might it take longer to brown? I've never cooked pork, so I have no idea how long one would cook on a stove top.

Anything else I should consider. TIA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:By way of background, DH does not eat beef and I do not eat chicken breasts. I have a recipe for pork tenderloin and cabbage bowls. I want to substitute chicken thighs for it, so would appreciate if folks have any suggestions on if I should do anything differently in the preparation. I am going to thinly slice the thighs, as the recipe directs to do for the protein, then marinade them for a bit in the sauce while prepping rest of dish. I'm then to brown the thighs (tenderloin) in a single layer in my pan, then remove continue to do so until I've browned all the chicken. Might it take longer to brown? I've never cooked pork, so I have no idea how long one would cook on a stove top.

Anything else I should consider. TIA.

Can you share a link to the recipe?

[Anonymous]

What kind of chicken thighs? Boneless/skinless or bone in/skin on. Boneless skinless will cook much, much faster than Pork tenderloin. Bone in skin on, you want to be particularly careful or you'll lose the skin to sticking to the pan so you cook them skin side down until they don't stick.

[Anonymous]

If the recipe was for thinly sliced pork tenderloin, and you are going to substitute thinly sliced chicken thighs (same size and thickness of slices), I don't think it'll be that different. You should be fine to use the recipe directions as-is.

If you were substituting whole thighs for a whole tenderloin, that would be different.

Fwiw, chicken thighs are a much better substitute for pork than beef or chicken breasts would be anyway. So you have the right protein for the job.

[Anonymous]

I would use boneless skinless chicken thighs and proceed as you described. They should cook pretty fast.

[Anonymous]

I don't think I'd try thinly slicing them, chicken thighs don't really have a grain that allows thin slicing. Smaller chunks but not thin slices.

[Anonymous]

Thx for all the feedback. I forgot to specify that it is boneless, skinless thighs, had taken for granted that folks would make that assumption - my bad. Just sliced them as thin as one can when cutting thighs. Now marinating.

Appreciate the observation that they may cook more quickly than estimated in the recipe.

[Anonymous]

They should be great! Perfect substitution. I have substituted thin pork for thighs in the past. Turkey breast or tenderloins would have worked too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:By way of background, DH does not eat beef and I do not eat chicken breasts. I have a recipe for pork tenderloin and cabbage bowls. I want to substitute chicken thighs for it, so would appreciate if folks have any suggestions on if I should do anything differently in the preparation. I am going to thinly slice the thighs, as the recipe directs to do for the protein, then marinade them for a bit in the sauce while prepping rest of dish. I'm then to brown the thighs (tenderloin) in a single layer in my pan, then remove continue to do so until I've browned all the chicken. Might it take longer to brown? I've never cooked pork, so I have no idea how long one would cook on a stove top.

Anything else I should consider. TIA.

Pork is neither beef nor chicken so why not just eat that?

[Anonymous]

Taste wise yes, it should be fine. For cooking, the chicken thighs will take longer and may need to be more sort of braised instead of pan fried. Would help if you posted the recipe.

[Anonymous]

Does DH like chicken thighs? Do you not eat pork? Why not just make it as written?

[Anonymous]

I am utterly fascinated by the idea that chicken thighs can be sliced thin. Across which axis? I mean little slivers like for velveting and stir frying? Butterflied and pounded? Do you freeze them to make them easier to slice thin?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:By way of background, DH does not eat beef and I do not eat chicken breasts. I have a recipe for pork tenderloin and cabbage bowls. I want to substitute chicken thighs for it, so would appreciate if folks have any suggestions on if I should do anything differently in the preparation. I am going to thinly slice the thighs, as the recipe directs to do for the protein, then marinade them for a bit in the sauce while prepping rest of dish. I'm then to brown the thighs (tenderloin) in a single layer in my pan, then remove continue to do so until I've browned all the chicken. Might it take longer to brown? I've never cooked pork, so I have no idea how long one would cook on a stove top.

Anything else I should consider. TIA.

What does that have to do with pork??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By way of background, DH does not eat beef and I do not eat chicken breasts. I have a recipe for pork tenderloin and cabbage bowls. I want to substitute chicken thighs for it, so would appreciate if folks have any suggestions on if I should do anything differently in the preparation. I am going to thinly slice the thighs, as the recipe directs to do for the protein, then marinade them for a bit in the sauce while prepping rest of dish. I'm then to brown the thighs (tenderloin) in a single layer in my pan, then remove continue to do so until I've browned all the chicken. Might it take longer to brown? I've never cooked pork, so I have no idea how long one would cook on a stove top.

Anything else I should consider. TIA.

Pork is neither beef nor chicken so why not just eat that?

My bad - DH doesn’t eat beef or pork.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does DH like chicken thighs? Do you not eat pork? Why not just make it as written?

Sorry - I omitted that DH doesn’t eat beef or pork. He does eat thighs.