The Number Of Different Methods Can You Prepare a Chicken?

The actual often-asked question to cooks around is "undefined how you can cook". It challenges me to ask myself how many ways of cooking are there out there which can be placed on the main ingredient. Let's do this with the ever-so-famous chicken. And mind you, each and every part of the chicken could be transformed into a recipe. Have you ever heard of chicken feet as a specialty?

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I will go in alphabetical order so that we are able to add on if we discover a lot more.

1. Bake - there are many recipes to bake a chicken; either whole (a.k.a. roasting) or even chicken pieces/breasts. We can also bake beautiful chicken pies.

2. Blanche - you can put the chicken into boiling hot water initially, and then into ice-cold water, before grilling the meat. That way you get to lock the juices in. Also, the water utilized for boiling could be used as poultry stock.

3. boil - boiling poultry either becomes a nice chicken soup or chicken can be boiled before shredding and offered as garnishing for noodles soup dishes. Also boiling the chicken before grilling shortens the cooking food time.

You can also dual boil a chicken; this is slow-cooking food over a few hours, requiring you to cook the chicken in a pot placed into another pot of boiling water. It is cooked using indirect heat for a more even cooking. Delicious but you have to be patient for the end result.

4. braise - this is like stewing; you include fluid just enough to cover the meats (dark soy sauce or just water) and let the chicken prepare slowly. This is usually accomplished for tough chicken pieces, like the "Ayam kampong" (the tough free-range chicken).

5. broil - this is like grilling chicken; we moisten the chicken pieces with some gravy, put them on a baking pan, and cook them for a few minutes. They are lovely for sandwiches or salads.

6. ferment - yes you can ferment chicken and bake it afterward. Sounds like a specialty.

7. Cold-freezing is arguably a method of cooking; cooking without heat. Works for ice creams, sherbets, and yogurts, but don't think you should try it on chicken though.

8. fry - this is common in Asian recipes. There are many delicious recipes for deep-frying chicken. We use a "Kuali" or wok for this for best results. The other is stir-frying. Again, the best results are produced using the wok. This is quick and shallow frying on high heat.

 Juices are locked in and the chicken is cooked in small pieces for quick cooking. Best served hot. You can cook simple one-dish meals, like fried koay teow, using this method. Yummy!

9. grill - one of the more common methods of cooking chicken is to grill or barbecue.
10. microwave - is that a cooking method? You can add some spices and seasoning and microwave the chicken. What cooking method is it then if not microwaving?

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So there you are... all the various methods of cooking chicken. Never knew we have so many ways of cooking them. Happy cooking. Bon appetite!