The Versatile Chicken
Domesticated chickens have been providing us with meat and eggs since before 1400 BC. The Chinese kept them and eventually the Polynesians brought them on journeys to Chile in the 1300s. Since these early times, chicken has earned a place all over the world. Easy to raise, they give nutritious meat that can be used in many different ways.
Just about every culture in the world has chicken recipes. China, Japan, Italy, England, France, and Mexico… the list goes on and on. This low cholesterol meat is mild flavored, relatively inexpensive, and can be fashioned in any number of imaginative ways into tasty, healthy meals.
What Kind of Chicken Can be Found?
At the market, you can find whole chickens, cut up fryers, or portions like all thighs, all breasts, all wings, or all drumsticks. You can even find small tubs of chicken livers or gizzards if you like them. You can find chicken with the bone left in and boneless chicken. With all these choices, a home cook has many options for easy meals.
Whole chickens will be a better bargain than a package of breasts. The less the meat has to be handled, the more you save. If you are not sure how to cut up a chicken or you just do not have the time, choose chicken that has already been processed to the stage you need.
Lots of Variety
Roast a whole chicken and make it into soup the day after. If you have chicken pieces, make fried chicken, fricassee, a hearty stew or throw it in the oven. Boneless chicken can be eaten in large pieces or cut up small for pot pie, pasta, stir-fry, or sauts. Chicken baked recipes are easy options… just coat your chicken in breadcrumbs, crushed cereal or crackers and pop it in.
Use chicken in Italian dishes like chicken linguine, French dishes like chicken and shallots, or Indian recipes like chicken tandoori. Asian recipes like peanut chicken, orange peel chicken and others add some zing to what may otherwise be an ordinary day. Make pollo relleno or chicken a la Tex Mex for a little spice. Each ethnic region also has many chicken soup varieties to try too.
Chicken also offers the choice of white or dark meat. Each type has a different texture, and they can be used to good effect in different meals. Dark meat is more forgiving… it does not dry out as easily as white meat. It also sops up flavors well from sauces and marinades. White meat is better for cubing and works well in stews, sandwiches and on the barbecue.
In conclusion, let us give thanks to the humble chicken. It is low in fat and cholesterol. It is easily digested. It fits into just about any dish in any cuisine with delicious results. Chicken offers more versatility than almost any other food. Chicken soup has even been shown in scientific studies to help us when we are sick. We owe a lot to the chicken, which has filled a necessary place in the food chain.
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