The often-asked question to cooks all over is "undefined how to cook". It challenges me to ask myself the number of ways of food preparation are there out there which can be placed on the main ingredient. Let's try this with the ever-so-famous chicken. And mind you, each and every part of the chicken could be transformed into a dish. Have you 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 more.
1. Bake - there are many recipes to bake a chicken; either whole (a.k.a. roasting) or chicken pieces/breasts. We can additionally bake lovely chicken pies.
2. Blanche - you can place the chicken into boiling hot water initially, and then into ice-cold water, before grilling the meat. This way you get to lock the juices in. Also, the water used for boiling could be used as chicken stock.
3. boil - boiling poultry either gets you a nice chicken soup or chicken can be boiled before shredding and offered as garnishing for noodles soup recipes. Also boiling the chicken before grilling shortens the cooking food time.
You can furthermore double 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 prepared using indirect warmth for a more even cooking. Delicious but you have to be patient for the end result.
4. braise - this really is like stewing; you include liquid just enough to cover the meats (dark soy sauce or just water) and let the chicken prepare slowly. This is usually done for tough chicken items, like the "Ayam kampong" (the tough free-range chicken).
5. broil - this is like grilling chicken; we moisten the chicken pieces with some gravy, place 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 afterwards. 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!
