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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!

Cajun chicken and sausage rice

Cajun chicken and sausage rice

A full meal cooked in a two-liter rice cooker. Onion, carrot and celery are sauteed in butter, chicken, sausage and Cajun seasoning are added, then rice, broth and peas …

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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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Scarborough Fair chicken stew

Scarborough Fair chicken stew

Inspired by the Simon and Garfunkel song based on a traditional English ballad, this chicken stew is cooked with apple cider, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.

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