_chicken To Bone Recipes

FALL-OFF-THE-BONE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, paprika, garlic powder, 1 tablespoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper in a large bowl. Toss the chicken in the spice mixture until coated. Arrange the chicken in a single layer in a flameproof 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Cover with foil and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Bake until the chicken is super moist and falling off the bone, about 2 hours. Remove the baking dish from the oven and remove the foil. Use a spoon or ladle to remove as much liquid from the dish as possible and reserve. Turn the oven to broil.
• Broil the chicken until the skin is golden brown and slightly crisp, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the chicken with the chives and serve with the reserved pan juices.

ROAST CHICKEN BREAST (BONE IN, SKIN ON)

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 450 degrees (F).
• Heat a dry pan on the stove. (NO OIL!).
• Loosen the skin from the meat to create a small pocket.
• Slip the butter under the skin.
• Rub the chicken with olive oil, then season with salt, pepper, and thyme.
• When the pan is hot, place the breast skin side down. Do not touch or move the breast for about three minutes, or until the skin has a nice golden brown crust.
• Place the breast on a baking sheet and put it into the oven for 15 minutes.
• After 15 minutes, check with a meat thermometer (160F), poke it with a fork to see if juices run clear, or leave your fork in for 30 seconds and test it on your hand to see if it's hot. If it fulfills any of the 3 above, take it out, let it sit for 5-10 minutes so the juices won't run out when you cut it.
• optional--use wine to deglaze the pan you used on the stove to make sauce! just pour in wine till the bottom is covered, cook on medium until you can drag a spoon through it and see the bottom for a couple seconds. add salt and pepper to taste.

CHICKEN BONE BROTH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Remove the wings, thighs, drumsticks, and breasts from the chickens.
• Place the carcasses, wings, necks, and innards that came inside the chicken on a baking sheet and place in the preheated oven. Roast until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. For a lighter flavor, skip this step. If you're planning to drink the broth by itself, or with herbs or seasonings, this step adds a nice depth of flavor, umami, and richness our tongues can't get enough of.
• Place the bones, feet, and vinegar in a stockpot or slow cooker, at least 10 quarts in size, and cover with the cold water. If using a stockpot, bring the water to a boil over high heat. If using a slow cooker, turn the temperature to high. Once simmering, reduce heat to low, cook for 30 minutes, skimming and discarding the scum that rises to the top. Add the ice and skim off any fat that congeals on the top along with any other scum or impurities. Simmer uncovered for 12 to 15 hours, adding more water as necessary just to keep the bones covered.
• Add the carrots, onions, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves and simmer for another 5 hours. Continue to skim off any impurities; add water as necessary to keep the ingredients covered.
• Gently strain or ladle the liquid through a fine-mesh strainer into a container. Fill your sink with ice water. Place the container of broth in the ice bath to cool for about 1 hour. Use the broth right away, or cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 1 year.
• Remove any fat that has solidified on the top before using. You may discard this fat or use it as you would any other cooking fat.

_CHICKEN: TO BONE

Steps:

• Make a lengthwise slit in the skin at the back of the neck, cutting downward to base of the neck. Loosen skin. Remove crop. Cut through neckbone. Roll back skin at shoulders. At wing joints, cut through sinews. Make a cut along the wing bone, following the bone closely with the knife. Push up the bone and cut it off at the second joint. (Don't remove bone from lower wings.) Slip knife along breastbone, one side at a time: separate meat from bone, pushing meat toward the back and cutting it loose crosswise at the back loosen the meat with the back of the knife, slipping it further off the body. Where legs join body, break the joints, cut through the sinews. The meat should now be inverted with the legs attached. Separate meat from carcass by cutting it wherever it's still attached. Loosen meat from thighs. Push bone up and cut off at first joint. Loosen meat of next leg section, by cutting along bone. Turn meat inside out to remove leg bone. The entire chicken should now be inside out. Turn it back to its original shape. (If boning a chicken seems too difficult, have the butcher do it, or leave the bones in. In the latter case, carve the chicken Western-style.The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

EASY BONE-IN (SPLIT) CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Pour chicken broth over chicken.
• Drizzle with olive oil.
• Sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika.
• Bake for 45-55 minutes.
• Enjoy!