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Chicken

Always a popular choice for main courses, chicken can be cooked with or without bones. Start by going through our primer on chicken parts. Then, check out our favorite ways of cooking fillets and bone-in chicken (fried, grilled, in soups and in stews). Learn how to make broth from chicken bones too!

Chicken salad sandwich with fries on the side

Not my mother’s chicken salad sandwich

My mother didn't add vegetables to her chicken salad sandwich filling. Just mayo, salt and pepper. I like to add celery, bell peppers, onion and sweet pickle relish.

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Steamed chicken and mushrooms with black bean sauce rice bowl

Steamed chicken and mushrooms with black bean sauce

Chicken thigh fillets are marinated in black bean sauce, tossed with eryngii mushrooms, topped with ginger, scallions and sesame seeds, and steamed for 20 minutes.

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Lemongrass pandan chicken with rice, dipping sauce and cucumber slices

Lemongrass pandan chicken and rice

It looks like Hainanese chicken, it's served like Hainanese chicken, but the flavor and aroma couldn't be more different. Even the dipping sauce is unique.

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Chicken braised in black bean garlic sauce

Chicken braised in black bean garlic sauce

Velveted chicken is precooked in oil before the sauce is added and the braising begins. Read more about velveting and the ingredients for the lovely sauce.

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Chicken, tomatoes and thyme in olive oil, with pot of thyme in background

Chicken, tomatoes and thyme in olive oil

Onion, garlic, tomatoes and thyme are sauteed in olive oil, chicken is stirred in, broth is added and everything cooks together for just ten minutes. A drizzle of lemon …

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Chicken banh mi

Air fried lemongrass chicken banh mi

In this version of the iconic Vietnamese sandwich, chunks of air fried chicken marinated in minced lemongrass, garlic, shallots, fish sauce and honey take center stage.

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Poached chicken Hainanese-style

Poached chicken Hainanese-style

Instead of a whole chicken, thighs are poached in broth and Shao xing rice wine with garlic, ginger and scallions. Authentic taste of Hainanese chicken with a shorter …

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