Boiled Chicken Thighs Recipe

image showing boiled and then broiled chicken thighs

Easy recipe guide with step by step photos on how long to boil chicken thighs so they are delicious, including boneless and frozen chicken thighs and how to make them soft for shredding.

Course dinner

Cuisine American

Diet Low Lactose

Fridge Life? 3 days

Freezable? 3 months

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 45

Total Time 50

Servings

Calories 258kcal

Author Dora

Ingredients

4 chicken thighs
1 onion peeled and halved
1 tbsp salt

Instructions

Place the chicken thighs in a large stockpot and cover the chicken with water so the water is a few inches above the chicken. Add the seasonings - salt and onion and anything else you want and bring to a boil.
Boil for about 5 minutes and then turn the heat down to medium low, cover the pot and simmer for about 40-50 minutes.
The chicken is cooked when it has an internal temperature of 165°F. You can save the cooking liquid as chicken stock for other recipes.
Optional oven bake or sear - you can now use a silicone brush and season then with some olive oil, salt, ground red pepper mixture or bbq sauce and place them on the grill, broil or fry for about 3-5 minutes.

Notes

- boiling boneless chicken thighs - it will take about 15 minutes for 2lb (1kg) of chicken thighs.

- how long to boil bone in chicken thighs - it will take about 20 minutes for 2lb (1kg).

- how long to boil frozen chicken thighs - add about 10-15 minutes of additional time - so about 30 minutes for frozen boneless chicken thighs and 35 minutes for frozen bone in chicken thighs.

- boiling chicken thighs for soup - this could take only an hour but to have flavorful clear chicken soup you want it to simmer as long as possible, 2-3 hours.

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