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I’ve gotten a bunch of emails from readers these days asking why New York Times Cooking rooster recipes don’t usually name for boneless, skinless breasts. “Why is it at all times rooster thighs? I don’t know anybody, besides my sister, who prefers darkish meat,” somebody wrote, in a really wonderful e mail with a topic line that merely stated “Again?”
We do are inclined to want rooster thighs right here at NYT Cooking HQ, and we’ve been pushing our agenda in recipe after recipe. Boneless thighs are fattier, which makes them far juicier, extra tender and extra flavorful than breasts, and tougher to overcook.
But rooster breasts have their promoting factors, and their followers. Use them proper they usually can really feel beneficiant and satisfying, even succulent. Their mildness will be an asset: Think of chicken as an opulent mattress you possibly can blanket with attention-grabbing flavors and textures.
So this week I’m paying tribute to the boneless, skinless rooster breast, with 5 recipes that use the reduce to wonderful impact.
Are you aghast and wish your NYT Cooking rooster thighs? We’ve acquired you coated. Looking for dinner concepts that don’t have anything to do with rooster? Take a take a look at this assortment of wholesome weeknight recipes. And as at all times, attain out to me anytime at [email protected]. I learn each notice!
One final thing: Next week, we’re making an attempt a bit of one thing new. Monday by means of Thursday, we’ll be sending you one straightforward, quick dinner recipe within the night, our technique to reply that 5 p.m. “What’s for dinner?” query. (You’ll nonetheless get your Five Weeknight Dishes publication on Tuesday!)
I’m additionally making:
Frozen margaritas, Southern fried corn, entire roasted branzino, creamy asparagus pasta with peas and mint, good buttermilk pancakes, oven bacon.
1. Honey Garlic Chicken
This speedy recipe from Yasmin Fahr takes a couple of pantry elements — honey, soy and vinegar — and combines them with garlic and butter for a shiny, savory-sweet sauce. Personally, I’d double that sauce so I may additionally drizzle it over broccoli and rice on the facet.
2. Chicken and Rice With Scallion-Ginger Sauce
Reminiscent of Hainanese rooster rice, this streamlined dish from Sue Li delivers tender breast meat and a pleasingly prickly sauce made with plenty of ginger, scallion and jalapeño. The rooster and rice cook dinner collectively at a mild simmer, which retains the meat plump and juicy.
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3. Chicken Piccata
Lemony, buttery and deeply liked, that is Italian American restaurant meals you possibly can handily make at residence. Just comply with Ali Slagle’s recipe to the letter.
4. Ritzy Cheddar Chicken Breasts
Eric Kim’s recipe combines grated Cheddar cheese, crushed Ritz crackers and a base of bitter cream and Dijon mustard to make a rooster dinner that youngsters go wild for. I’m impressed by the commenter who stated they made the recipe with Cheez-Its as a substitute, one of many biggest crackers identified to humankind.
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