Un Boiled Chicken Recipes

BOILED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in a large pot with onion, carrots, celery and peppercorns; add water to cover. Cover pot and bring to a boil; reduce heat to a gentle boil and cook for about 90 minutes, or until chicken meat is falling off of the bone. Remove chicken, let cool and shred or chop the meat.

GRANDMA'S BOILED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wash chicken well. Place all ingredients in large pot. Cover with water.
• Cover and bring to boil over high heat. Set lid at angle so steam can escape from pot. Lower heat to gentle boil and cook for 1-1 1/2 hours. Add more water if needed.
• When meat is falling off the bone, remove from heat. Remove chicken from broth and let cool. Once cool, remove skin and bones and discard. Chop or shred meat.
• Strain broth and cool in fridge until fat hardens on top. Remove fat and discard. Freeze unused broth for future use.

UN-BOILED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Fill a very large pot with water, enough to cover the chicken completely. You want a LOT of water. An 8 quart pot at least is best for ONE chicken or about 3 pounds of parts WITH bones. I do NOT recommend for boneless chicken, as the heat will not be able to penetrate the big pile of meat at the bottom of the pot.).
• Do not put the chicken in yet.
• Bring to a boil.
• Now put in the chicken.
• As soon as it STOPS boiling, take out the chicken.
• Return the water to a boil, then put the chicken back in and cover tightly.
• Turn off the heat but leave the pot on the burner.
• Leave it untouched for exactly ONE HOUR.
• Remove chicken from water.
• Let it cool just enough to handle, then debone your chicken.
• I've been making it this way for about 16 years now.
• You can use a whole chicken or parts.
• The large volume of water is important: I use a 15 quart stock pot, and do 2 chickens at one time.
• (then I save the skin& bones up in the freezer until I have a bunch, and use them to make broth).