Simple and easy. Here’s how to make it at home. Adapted from Joe Carroll | Nick Fauchald | Feeding the Fire | Artisan, 2015 “This smoked chicken makes me giddy!” Those were the exact words typed by one of our most trusted recipe testers, Larry Noak, moments after he hauled his bird off the smoker. Crisp skin, succulent meat, pervasive smokiness, a pronounced yet impeccably balanced spice rub—all traits we covet in a smoked chicken recipe. We can understand why he got a little giddy. We think you will, too. To make this smoked chicken recipe, the authors simply took a dry rub and turned it into a brine. You can make this the same way or you can skip...
This one is oven-baked making it healthier too. Chicken is an easy and favorite dish! For more succulent chicken, try this Chicken and these Chicken Nuggets too. Homemade Chicken Cordon Bleu This crunchy breadcrumb coated chicken cordon blue has it all. Flavor, juicy chicken and gooey cheese, it’s all topped with a rich and creamy mustard sauce that’s so simple to make. After loads of testing with different filling and cooking methods, I can now share all the tips for the perfect cordon bleu recipe. What is Cordon Bleu? Traditionally, cordon bleu is some form of schnitzel filled with ham and cheese, then rolled and pan fried. This one is oven baked making it a little healthier and also easier...
Popcorn Chicken Anyone who knows me will know that I LOVE fried chicken! Nothing makes me happier than to see fried chicken on a restaurant menu, but as we haven’t been to a restaurant in the longest time, homemade fried chicken is a real treat at the moment. The easiest fried chicken I know of making is this wonderfully delightful Taiwanese-style Popcorn Chicken. What is Popcorn Chicken? Popcorn Chicken is essentially little bite-sized pieces of fried chicken. They are perfect as they are, served simply with your favourite sauce for a snack or appetiser. In my home, Popcorn Chicken also forms the basis for many more delicious meals, including my Crispy Honey Chicken and Chinese Lemon Chicken. Why This Recipe...
Sweet savoury sauce coated all over the deep-fried chicken wings is so tasty. The spiciness from the generous amount of pepper makes this dish so unique. Nagoya-style Fried Chicken Wings makes it into the top 3 of the Nagoya’s specialty gourmet food. In Japan, people call it ‘Nagoya no Tebasaki’ (名古屋の手羽先), meaning Nagoya’s (‘Nagoya no’, 名古屋の) chicken wings (‘tebasaki’, 手羽先). The name only indicates something to do with chicken wings, but people know what it looks like and how good it tastes. Origin of Nagoya-style Fried Chicken Wings Nagoya no Tebasaki was accidentally invented by a restaurant owner in Nagoya. The restaurant forgot to order whole chicken, which was the key ingredient of a popular menu item, Tarzan-yaki grilled chicken....
Originally published December 24, 2003. I’ve been a haunted man for 13 years, and I place the blame squarely on Tiny Tim’s crooked little shoulders. It was December 1990, and I had just finished rereading A Christmas Carol. Inspired by Tiny’s exultant prayer, “God bless us every one,” I decided that I, too, would have a proper Christmas dinner. The next day I marched into my local butcher shop in Brooklyn and ordered a goose. Luigi, a short, rotund man who had to stand on a milk crate to talk to his customers, leaned over the meat case and cocked an eyebrow: “Have you ever made a goose before?” “Puh-lease,” I replied, even though the only experience I had cooking fowl...
