Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Tuesday's Cupful: Chicken Thighs

Dark meat has its appeal

We admit that chicken thighs can make the grade in flavor and juiciness. Leave the skin on for maximum flavor experience. We suggest limiting your portion to one if you want to cut calories. Otherwise, this particular chicken cut has a higher fat content compared to the breasts and wings. Thighs are comprised of “working” muscles that also contain more myoglobin (the biological chemical), which ultimately translates into darker, more flavorful, and succulent meat portions. Do you prefer dark meat or white meat chicken?

1 comment:

  1. I adore dark meat - Yummmm!! In fact, I think chicken breasts are over rated with their dry meat :)

    Ciao, Devaki @ weavethousandflavors

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