It is with great elation that announce and celebrate National Chicken Month! National Chicken Month, is a brilliant way devised by chicken producers to continue chicken sales that would begin to wane after the end of summer.
Let's start by getting the obvious out of the way. I am a black woman and I am about to talk about why I love chicken. But, well...I mean kill me, but I do. It's so yummy, so versatile, so satisfying! But this should come as no surprise--I AM holding a piece of fried chicken on the homepage of this blog!
Chicken is delicious YEAR ROUND, not just during National Chicken Month. This month just serves as a canvas to highlight just how awesome chicken is! Chicken even serves to make us laugh, mainly cause we all love it to eat and have fun with chickens. Who can forget Arrested Development's infamous chicken impersonation (coo, coo, ca chaw) or the epic chicken battle from Family Guy, and of course Foghorn Leghorn (Leghorn is a breed of chicken BTW) because of course, The Bird Is the Word!Grilled, fried, poached, shredded, stewed, roasted . . . So many different ways to enjoy it! (For the adventurous among you, read Andrew Zimmerman's breakdown EVERY yummy edible part of the chicken here)
My rules to what constitutes "good eating" bird:
Cut
I prefer the classic 1/4 chicken ---rich dark meat thighs & legs = yum.
Or....wings..cause you're not American if you don't like wings.
Skin
So as another not so secret reason why I am curvy...I love chicken skin. It has to be well seasoned and must always be crispy! The skin (done right) gives a lovely textural and savory note to any cut of chicken.
Confession time:I have a secret snack I make when I make my chipotle bbq stewed chicken. I like to cook it initially with the skin letting the fat render and add flavor to the sauce, but it's texture doesn't make it awesome to enjoy. Instead, I take the skins and pan fry them with a little salt and pepper and finish with a little chipotle bbq sauce. Heaven, guilty delicious--heaven.
CookingChicken should be cooked just thru, as too much cooking makes chicken horrible, texture and taste wise. It should also be golden brown, not pale, not burnt but perfectly golden brown on the outside and juicy on the inside. Chicken is a versatile and delicious food, when treated right.
I didn't get curvy by not eating...and much of what I eat is some great chicken. My favorite types of chicken...all excel in one of the aforementioned categories:
- Roast Chicken
- Rotisserie Chicken
- Grilled Chicken
- Korean Fried Chicken
- Classic, Southern Style Fried Chicken
Erica Michele
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