The Chicken Enthuses Guide To Frying Techniques
You hear a lot about frying these days; mainly that it is not a healthy way to cook. Actually, a lot depends on your technique. Of course, if you fry at a low temperature, your food may soak up more oil and become greasy and saturated. No one could say that results in a tasty meal. Bone up on your techniques and you can turn out healthy fried foods.
When you stir fry, you are using a mere couple of tablespoons of oil heated to a very high temperature. The food is cut into bite size pieces, so they cook quickly. Stir-fry recipes are known to be healthy. They usually contain a lot of different vegetables, a bit of meat and a tasty sauce. Stir-fries can be made with any type of meat. To get the best results, you should use an authentic steel wok that has been seasoned properly. Nonstick woks do not heat up enough and you cannot move your food up the sides to get away from the heat.
Another method of frying is sautéing. It uses very little oil; just enough to let the food slide easily around the pan. You cut up your meat or vegetables and move them around the pan with a spatula or by shaking the pan until the food is done. This keeps the food’s texture and flavor intact. You can use a special sauté pan that has a flat bottom and shallow sides.
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The Wonderful World Of Preparing Chicken For The Grill
Grilled chicken is a favorite meal, especially during the summer. It can be tricky at times, but once you have perfected your grilling technique, there is nothing quite so good as delicious barbecued chicken. With or without sauce, it gives the chicken a wonderful smoky flavor. First, you must prepare the chicken for the grill. Choose whether you want to cook several of the same pieces (breasts, thighs, or drumsticks) or you want to grill all the different sized pieces. Cut up the pieces if you are working with a whole chicken.
Take your kitchen shears and trim off all the loose skin and large pieces of fat. Doing this will reduce the chance of flare ups that will scorch your chicken. After you have finished with the trimming, rinse the chicken well with running water. Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel.
Seasoning comes next. How you season will depend on the grilled chicken recipes you follow. Some people keep it simple with just salt and pepper. Others want everything in their spice cupboard. A good compromise is a dry rub. It is made of herbs and spices with a little brown sugar thrown in. Apply it liberally to your chicken pieces. Get as much on the actual meat as possible, as the skin may act as a barrier.
You can cook your chicken right away or you can let it sit for a bit with a rub. The flavors will work their way into… Continue reading
The Wonderful World Of Handling Chicken Safely
Chicken is the most frequently consumed meat in the United States. Therefore, it is imperative that everyone know how to handle chicken safely to avoid illness. With all the recalls in the food industry lately, you do not want to add to the problem by improperly handling your chicken.
Bacteria love to grow on raw chicken. While the chicken is between 40 and 140 degrees F, it is the most vulnerable to harmful bacterial growth. Keep your uncooked chicken frozen or refrigerated until you are ready to begin cooking. Freezing does not kill the bacteria, but it stops their growth. Cooking the chicken thoroughly destroys the harmful bacteria.
How long do you cook chicken? Do you know? For a chicken to be thoroughly cooked, the internal temperature must reach a minimum of 165 degrees F. Use a meat thermometer in the innermost area of the wing and thigh and the thickest portion of the breast to check your temperature. Always check all three places. What this means is if you have a 5 pound whole chicken in the oven at 350 degrees F, you need to roast it for 2 to 2-1/4 hours for it to be fully done.
If you prefer cooking at a higher temperature, it obviously will shorten the cooking time. Grilling also makes a difference since it works with a very high heat. Do not worry about knowing how long does chicken need to cook; rely on your thermometer. It… Continue reading
NH Chronicle – Cooking with JM Hirsch
He’s the National Food Editor for the Associated Press and he calls Concord, NH home. JM Hirsch has developed what he calls a blunt force approach to cooking. His philosophy is to let the foods that taste great do the work for you. The result of his years of writing about food is a cookbook anybody can handle called “High Flavor, Low Labor.” Tiffany Eddy spent time in the kitchen with JM and learned some innovative ways to get dinner on the table.
How to Cook Vegetables : Preparing Asparagus for Healthy Cooking Recipes
Learn how to prepare asparagus and what to add for flavor to asparagus in this free how-to video on cooking with vegetables and healthy recipes. Expert: Louis Ortiz Bio: Louis Ortiz is a professional chef instructor at a culinary institute. He has been working in the culinary industry for 10 years. Filmmaker: EV studios
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