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Chicken thigh
雞髀
Steamed and braised chicken with mushrooms use chopped bone-in thigh, so the bone flavours the sauce. Australian supermarkets sell thigh cutlets (bone in, skin on) and Marylands (thigh and drumstick together); an Asian butcher chops them through the bone. Boneless thigh fillets work, taste flatter, and need five minutes less.
Cautions: read first
- Cook pork and chicken right through: no pink at the centre and the juices run clear.
Preparation
Chop into 3 cm pieces; marinate with soy, sugar, starch and oil.
Availability in Australia
Easy to find
Australian name · chicken thigh cutlets / Maryland
Where · Supermarkets; chopped at Asian butchers
What to ask for · Maryland chopped through the bone into 3 cm pieces
If it is not there · Boneless thigh fillets, five minutes less
Where · Supermarkets; chopped at Asian butchers
What to ask for · Maryland chopped through the bone into 3 cm pieces
If it is not there · Boneless thigh fillets, five minutes less
