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Do you know your chicken cuts?
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The goodness of chicken – it has become a favorite meal for those who love the taste of chicken but comes with less fat than beef or pork. And there are many ways to serve chicken – you can bake it – roast it – fry it – slow cook it – grill it – the same way as most other meats.
But the varieties of serving chicken are endless – fried chicken – chicken wings – roast chicken – chicken tenders – rotisserie – all very yummy. And the best part of the chicken is its cost – much less than beef, pork or lamp.
This posts starts by viewing the varying cuts of chicken and what how to identify when shopping:
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Understanding Different Chicken Cuts:
The different butcher cuts of a chicken include breasts, thighs, legs and drumsticks, wings, and other cuts that are used in soups and stews. A typical whole chicken will produce approximately 1.5-3.0 pounds of total meat, with most of the weight in chicken breasts.
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- Once the whole chicken meat has been removed and consumed, the carcass of the chicken can be placed in boiling water to make chicken stock for soups and other meals that call for chicken stock. Thus a whole chicken can feed a family of four for 2-3 days:
- Day 1: consume sections of the chicken that include the varying parts.
- Day 2: pick parts of the chicken from the bones that was not consumed for salads, enchiladas, and other chicken meat recipes.
- Day 3: cook the carcass down into a stock for a chicken soup or broth used to cook pasta.
- View below for chicken sectional cuts and cooking tips:
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Chicken Breast:
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Chicken Tenderloins:
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Chicken Legs and Drumsticks:
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Chicken Thighs:
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Chicken Wings and Drumettes:
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Other Chicken Cuts:
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Grilled Chicken Tonight?
From the pectoral muscle on the underside of a chicken, a chicken breast is a lean cut of desirable white meat that has health benefits over other meat products.
- Because it has the desirable white meat and health benefits, boneless, skinless chicken breast meat is the most expensive cut of chicken. It can be fried, baked, roasted, barbecued, grilled, and even boiled.
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- A quick meal that is good to eat is grilling up chicken breasts into a nice tender cut. It’s best to plan ahead by sautéing your chicken and having it seasoned and ready to be place on the grill when you arrive home.
- It makes a nice dish with grilled vegetables with minimum fat and best overall health.
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Best Tasting Chicken Breasts:
Tenderness of Chicken Breast (google images) Tenderloins (most tender) view samples Breast w/ No-skin view samples Breast w/ Skin view samples Breasts w/ Bone (least tender) view samples How to Cook and Serve Chicken Breasts:
Chicken breasts can be cook via stovetop, baked in the oven, or grill over a charcoal grill. They can be served hot as the main course of the meal; or cut into cubes and served cold in a salad. You can find varied recipes for cooking breast and tenderloins.
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Chicken breast by itself may come across as tasteless – depending on how the chicken was raised. Breasts are best served as marinated and/or seasoned that become as the art of cooking chicken. Some suggestions noted below:
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A Picnic Favorite – Fried Chicken:
Who doesn’t make fried chicken? It is a favorite for many family picnics and backyard get-together.
- Fried chicken originated in the south and become a favorite meal nationwide through the marketing of Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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- The Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise spread throughout the US and parts of the world – bringing in other chicken franchises that make fried chicken famous.
- Now almost everyone has their own secret fried chicken recipe – do you have yours?
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Types of Fried Chicken:
Types of Fried Chicken (google images) Country-Fried how-to make Broasted how-to make Buttermilk – Southern how-to make Brazilian Frango how-to make Chicken 65 how-to make Dominican how-to make Karaage how-to make Korean how-to make Nashville Hot how-to make Popcorn how-to make Smoked how-to make How-to Fry Chicken:
That is the challenge to get a crispy, fried chicken that is juicy and moist that is not too greasy. It requires the correct amount of heat, oil and chicken coating with seasoning. You can also use air fryers.
Some way to serve up fried chicken at home:
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Who Ever Thought The Chicken Wing Would Become …
The chicken wing – it used to be a throw away among the butcher cuts – often used for making chicken broth or soul cooking adventure:
- But then came a bar owner in Buffalo New York took left-over chicken wings and cooked them with pepper sauce for a late-night snack – the rest is history.
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- The chicken wing has become one of the most expensive chicken cuts that you can buy. It has become a favorite to serve with parties and sporting events.
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Types of Chicken Wing Sauces:
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Finally The Rotisserie Chicken:
Sometimes a rotisserie chicken tastes even better than a roast or fried chicken. And it so simple to make at a cost that almost anyone can afford.
- You just need a simple countertop rotisserie where a whole chicken can be cooked with your favorite spices. And any leftover carcass can be boiled down to make chicken stock for other recipes.
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- Another option is to roast a whole chicken in the over or slow cooker. The juices provided can be made into a gravy served over vegetables or biscuits. Roast chicken with gravy – perfect for a nice Sunday meal with friends and family.
- As you can see, there are many options you can take with a chicken that can provide a meal or two for the family. If you understand how to butcher the chicken, you can reduce costs by buying a whole chicken to segment cuts for the breast, drumsticks, and thighs.
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Working With Whole Chicken:
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