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How to cook chicken legs?

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I was kidding anyway.
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I remember one recipe for brisket that has 16% black pepper by weight.
I'm a fan of pepper but not that much pepper.
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Gutty96 wrote: Like boil it boil it? Never done that.

Or on a pan with some water and a lid (poaching?) boil it? I do that for the kids.
Boil it. I usually pull the breasts straight from the freezer. I'm cooking it for my dogs usually, but I still eat some of it (shred it). It always comes out tasty anyways.
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Gutty96 wrote: Like boil it boil it? Never done that.

Or on a pan with some water and a lid (poaching?) boil it? I do that for the kids.
yup boil. Like my grandma use to do for a quick dinner.
You can eat the chicken with rice and with a little bit of garlic soy sauce + bok choy or any other greens.
The rice you can cook it in the chicken broth. The garlic say sauce is just some chopped garlic browned in a little bit of oil and add soy sauce to that.
I only boil legs though. Not breast.

It's like a quick version of Hainanese chicken rice.
superfresh89 wrote: Not sure. I've only ever boiled chicken during Chinese hot pot. This reminds me of a Haianese chicken, but that's not boiling either.
Actually you boil a whole chicken when making the Hainanese chicken :)
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ckay1980 wrote:
Actually you boil a whole chicken when making the Hainanese chicken :)
I've never made it, but wouldn't it make more sense to poach it?
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death_hawk wrote: I've never made it, but wouldn't it make more sense to poach it?
I don't know, that's how they do it in Asia :)
I guess it's ok to poach too. I sometimes prefer to steam than to boil (put the legs in a bowl in a steamer) and you end up with a more concentrated broth.
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I cook it Asian style. Seasoned the chicken and let it marinade for a while. Put the chicken on a dish and set it in a pot of water and steam it. Yummy!
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