Skill

Intermediate

2 min

Debone a chicken thigh by cutting along the bone and popping it out

Remove the thigh bone by cutting along it, then popping and cutting it free from the meat.

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Start with a bone-in, skin-on chicken thigh. Cut under/along the bone to expose it, then pop it out and flip as needed to cut it free.

The short version

Cut along the bone, then pop it out and cut it free

How to do it

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Start with a bone-in, skin-on chicken thigh.
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Cut under/along the bone to expose it and loosen it from the meat.
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Pop the bone out, flip if needed, and cut it out completely.
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Why it works

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