As some of you might have read on Facebook, I had a chicken-dinner tonight: Chicken Kiev. Amusingly, I tried to google/search for the best method for cooking chicken. All I got was ways to make a Kiev, which was not what I needed. So I asked my followers on Facebook for a great way to cook chicken.
One friend suggested a frying pan and little bit of oil. This is the method I used in my bachelor-days. I remember those years passionately … when my frying pan was best friend in the kitchen!
Another colleague, Richard Pascoe, suggested: 40 to 45 mins, 180 degrees,use a baking tray and then on baking paper, I turn the tray around several times. Less time if fan forced.
After ten years marriage, our kitchen is decked out with a few amazing technical innovations. What I enjoy most is the fan-forced gas oven. As my wife will testify, it allows us to cook an amazing array of recipes, easily though not always quickly. Regardless of time, the food comes out excellent and ready to eat.
But why am I telling you this? Because cooking is an art and not all of us have green-thumbs in the kitchen. So I went on a web-hunt for sites that improve our knowledge of cooking.
Tonight we have five sites that will hopefully teach us how to cook chicken easily and tastily:
1. The Lenards Recipe Category List.
Wow, what a great list! Lenards have put in the effort for every meal of the day, including a few special items for the children to enjoy. Yummo!
2. All About Cooking : Chicken.
According to this site, “Chicken is a major feature of just about every cuisine on the planet, whether roasted, grilled, stewed, fried or cooked in any other way.” So many options and all of them tasty! Something tells me I am going to be cooking more chicken this month!
3. This is the obligatory YouTube video that encompasses chicken, beer and humour — yes, the perfect recipe mix! They say: All you need for this barbecue chicken recipe favourite is two cans of beer (or water if you must), salad oil dressing, 1 onion, salt, pepper, and any favourite basting sauce, such as our garlic butter with soy sauce. Fire up your grill to 325-350f, and in as little as 2 hours you will be dancing right along with the roasters, as their tender and juicy meat falls off the bones.
4. Flat Out Like a Chicken Cooking (Bite Me)
From the website that brings men happiness every day of the week, we have a simple little recipe that includes a good wine to go alongside the meal. Now that is passion!
5. Aussie Chicken Recipes
Because I come from the land down-under, I had to find an Aussie site that gave a decent recipe. This site supplies a whole HOST of great recipes, ranging from cakes to casseroles. Whilst their web site appearance is a little 1990, the information provided is diverse!
Next time I’ll be checking out how to cook a good steak … because every man likes a good steak! How do you like your meat – rare, medium or well done? I prefer meat cooked rare to medium.