SMITTEN KITCHEN CHICKEN THIGHS RECIPES

You don’t know crispy fried chicken until you’ve tried this Korean fried chicken. Our smitten test kitchen team even deemed this some of the best fried chicken they’d ever experienced. The secret to the chicken’s incredible, light and crisp exterior comes down to two key details: the potato starch used to coat the chicken and the double-fry method (trust us on this one—it works). Between the delightfully crackly texture, the aromatic flavor worked into the chicken via its ginger-salt rub, and the dynamic heat of the gochujang sauce, this Korean fried chicken is guaranteed to impress. While we loved this recipe for chicken wings and drumsticks, you could use the technique for other pieces of the bird, like breasts and thighs; you’ll just need to adjust your cooking time to accommodate more substantial cuts. 

Provided by Julia Levy

Total Time 1 hours 0 minutes

Yield Serves 6 (serving size: 2 drumsticks or 3 wings)

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Combining sweet, savory and spicy flavors, it’s no wonder Thai Peanut Chicken is a take-out favorite. But here’s a secret: It doesn’t have to come from a take-out box to turn out delicious. You, or rather your slow cooker, can do this dinner at home. Thai cooking is all about combining bright, bold ingredients to create big flavor. Here’s how that works in this recipe. First, simply choosing chicken thighs will start you off in the right direction. Thighs have more fat and turn out tender (not dry) when slow cooked. Second, dredging your thighs in flour and then browning, before slow cooking, develops the flavor of the meat and helps the sauce turn out thick and velvety. Combining standard ingredients—your jar of peanut butter and bottle of Worcestershire—with a few more specialized, but still widely available, ingredients—curry paste (more on that below), coconut milk and fresh ginger—allows you to build the flavor you know and love. Finally, letting all these elements stew together in the slow cooker over low heat melds them together, so you end up with a perfectly balanced and fully flavored dinner.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes

Prep Time 40 minutes

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 15

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Nutrition Facts : Calories 620 , CarbohydrateContent 24 g, CholesterolContent 180 mg, FatContent 6 1/2 , FiberContent 2 g, ProteinContent 47 g, SaturatedFatContent 17 g, ServingSize 2 Thighs and About 1/3 Cup Sauce, SodiumContent 1150 mg, SugarContent 10 g, TransFatContent 0 g