How to Debone Chicken Thighs

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How to Debone Chicken Thighs - Learn the easy step-by-step to debone chicken thighs so you keep the skin on, but with no bones.

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I have many chicken recipes that call for deboned chicken thighs, for example: creamy garlic chicken, lemon garlic chicken, honey dijon garlic chicken, buttery garlic Parmesan chicken, Vietnamese caramel chicken, chili lime chicken, chipotle lime chicken, etc.

Many readers emailed and asked me how to debone chicken thighs and I thought this post will be handy for those of you who wish to cook with chicken thighs but don’t want the bones, but wish to keep the skin on.

I have even created a video teaching you how to debone chicken thighs.

It’s really very simple and takes only a few steps.

Practice makes perfect and having a sharp knife really helps with deboning the chicken thighs.

Our family loves deboned chicken thighs especially little G.

You get the best of the chicken—with skin on, moist, juicy and tender meat (unlike chicken breast which is dryer), and no bones.

Check out the video below and subscribe to Rasa Malaysia YouTube channel.


How To Debone Chicken Thighs

1. Trim the extra fat of the chicken thighs, optional step. Find the bone

Learn the easy step-by-step to debone chicken thighs so you keep the skin on, but with no bones | rasamalaysia.com

2. Cut an incision along both sides of the bone

Learn the easy step-by-step to debone chicken thighs so you keep the skin on, but with no bones | rasamalaysia.com

3. Run the knife beneath the bone and separate the meat from the bone.

Learn the easy step-by-step to debone chicken thighs so you keep the skin on, but with no bones | rasamalaysia.com

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How to Debone Chicken Thighs
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4.60 from 5 votes

How to Debone Chicken Thighs

Learn the easy step-by-step to debone chicken thighs, so you keep the skin on, but with no bones.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Keyword: How to Debone Chicken Thighs
Servings: 1 serving
Author: Bee Yinn Low

Instructions

  • Trim any excess fat from the chicken thighs (this is optional). Then, locate the bone in each thigh.
  • Make an incision along both sides of the bone.
  • Run the knife beneath the bone to separate the meat from the bone.

Video

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6 Comments

  1. Kris says:

    Thank you for providing written instructions and a short video to learn from!

    I get so bored with pages too hung up in pictures and pumping up a simple concept on their video. I simply want to learn and had NO idea how simple it is to debone a thigh. Take that inflation store prices!

  2. Rob says:

    5 stars
    Brilliant! Just brilliant!
    I have long been a fan of the chicken thigh, but not necessarily the bone.
    NOW I can be rid of the bone AND have an easy to manage “protein package” that will make for nicer presentation!
    Thank you so very much!

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Awesome Rob!

    2. Christine says:

      3 stars
      This is a great video. I have a tip; keep the bones in a bag in the freezer. When you have enough use them to make stock for soup.

  3. Jessi says:

    5 stars
    What he said! – No, seriously!
    I can’t help thinking I’ve just learned a skill for life…I should have already known.
    Thank you!

  4. Eduardo says:

    Gracias;Muy BUENA,SABROSA y ECONOMICA receta de piernas de pollo,con la ventaja de que al deshuesar la pierna, se dora y presenta mejor la carne en tiras,que si estuvieran enteras