About YUUChicken thigh
Meat from the top of the chicken’s leg. Juicy and tender with just enough fat.
👀 At a glance
🍗WhereTop of the leg
😋TasteJuicy, tender
🍳Often inKaraage, teriyaki, oyakodon
🔪 Prep
✂️
Fat & sinew
Trim off yellow fat and sinew to reduce any smell
🔪
Thick parts
Butterfly them so the thickness is even and it cooks evenly
🍳
Cooking
Start skin side down for crispy skin
⚠️ Be careful
- Don’t rinse raw chicken (water splashes germs around the kitchen)
- Cook it all the way through. Cut it: no pink, and clear juices
- Wash your hands, knife and board with dish soap
📊 Nutrition (per 100 g)
190kcal
16.6gProtein
14.2gFat
Figures for raw chicken thigh with skin[1]
🔁 If you don’t have it
Use chicken breast. It gets tough if overcooked, so don’t cook it too long.
🧊 Storage
Keep it in the fridge and use by the date on the pack. If not using soon, freeze it early.
Recipes with this ingredient
Butter Chicken Curry
About 1 hrServes 3–4
Chicken and Cashew Stir-Fry
About 25 minServes 2
Creamy Chicken Stew
About 35 minServes 2–3
Spice Chicken Curry
About 1 hrServes 4
Chicken Nanban (with Tartar Sauce)
About 45 minServes 2
Chicken Rice (Ketchup Fried Rice)
About 25 minServes 2
Crispy-Skin Chicken Saute
About 35 minServes 2
Chikuzenni (Simmered Chicken and Root Vegetables)
About 50 minServes 3–4
Cream Stew
About 50 minServes 4
Doria (Rice Gratin)
About 35 minServes 2
Macaroni Gratin
About 40 minServes 2
Green Curry (Store-Bought Paste)
About 30 minServes 2–3
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About 25 minServes 2
Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)
About 1 hrServes 2–3
Mizore Nabe (Grated Daikon Hot Pot)
About 35 minServes 2–3
Mizutaki (Japanese Chicken Hot Pot)
About 50 minServes 3–4
Nabeyaki Udon (Udon Cooked in a Clay Pot)
About 20 minServes 1
Nishime (Simmered Chicken and Root Vegetables)
About 1 hr 10 minServes 4
Omurice (Omelet Rice)
About 30 minServes 2
Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl)
About 20 minServes 2
Ozoni (Kanto-Style Clear New Year's Soup)
About 30 minServes 2
Satsuma-jiru (Chicken and Vegetable Miso Soup)
About 35 minServes 4
Tori Gobo Takikomi Gohan (Rice Cooked with Chicken and Burdock)
About 1 hr 30 minServes 4
Tori no Tatsuta-age (Japanese Fried Chicken)
About 40 minServes 2
Teriyaki Chicken
About 25 minServes 2
Tomato Hot Pot
About 35 minServes 2–3
Simmered Chicken and Daikon
About 50 minServes 2–3
Chicken and Eggplant Miso Stir-Fry
About 25 minServes 2
Salt-Grilled Chicken Thigh (Crispy Skin)
About 30 minServes 2
Chicken Simmered in Tomato
About 40 minServes 2–3
Torijaga (Simmered Chicken and Potatoes)
About 40 minServes 2–3
Pan-Fried Yakitori (Tare Sauce)
About 30 minServes 2
Yosenabe (Japanese Hot Pot)
About 40 minServes 3–4
Yurinchi (Fried Chicken with Leek Sauce)
About 35 minServes 2
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Checked on 2026-10-07.