8 Ways to Cook Chicken
One of the most versatile foods on the planet, chicken can be roasted, baked, grilled, sautéed, braised or fried. Whether you’ve never cooked a chicken before, or you’re looking for a new twist on the same old bird, here’s the ultimate guide on how to cook chicken.
Roasted chicken is one of the tastiest, most satisfying dishes you can make. Not only that, but roasting a chicken is also one of the easiest ways to prepare a delicious family dinner. Here’s a tutorial on how to roast a chicken. And here are four roasted chicken recipes:
• Easy Roast Chicken
• Lemon Roast Chicken
• Pan Roasted Chicken
• Garlic Roasted Chicken More »
Baked chicken is different from roasted chicken in two ways. First, baked chicken is prepared with chicken parts (i.e., individual drumsticks, thighs, breasts and wings) whereas roasted chicken is cooked whole. Second, baked chicken is dredged in seasoned flour before we cook it, which we don’t do when roasting a whole bird. Here’s a simple baked chicken recipe. You might also like this baked chicken with breadcrumbs. More »
Braising is a great technique for when we want to cook cheaper or less tender cuts of meat, but it’s also a wonderful way to cook chicken. Braised chicken is a warming, soulful dish, and the meat will almost fall off the bone. And for another take on braised chicken, check out this recipe for chicken in a pot. More »
Whether you’re just poaching chicken breasts or you’re poaching a whole chicken, poaching is an easy and delicious method for cooking chicken. Poached chicken is naturally low in fat and always comes out moist and juicy. And as an added bonus, when you’re done poaching the chicken, you’re left with a delicious, savory chicken broth that you can use for making sauces, soups and all kinds of other recipes. More »
The key to deep-frying is maintaining the oil’s temperature between 325°F and 400°F. Hotter than that and most oils will start to smoke. Fried chicken is a great example of the basic deep-frying technique where items are dipped in a simple batter or seasoned flour before we cook them, which helps to protect and further seal in moisture. Here’s a recipe for buttermilk fried chicken. More »
Broiled chicken is prepared using a smaller bird called a “broiler” (typically around two to three pounds) which is either split open around the backbone so that it can be cooked flat, or simply halved. Either way, flattening out the chicken helps it cook faster, which is important given that broiling involves very high heat. Here’s a tasty herb broiled chicken recipe. More »
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