Description This fascinating pork-on-a-stick recipe is American cuisine in a nutshell. City cooks, who couldn’t get chicken, would take scraps from much cheaper, at the time, pork and build something similar to what you see here. Why this represents the true spirit of American food is that long after chicken became cheap and plentiful, people … Read more
Description The next time rain ruins your dream of a grilled chicken dinner, I hope you fire up your broiler and give this easy, alternative method a try. Not only are you getting the same intense, direct heat, but you also have more control, since you can adjust how far the chicken is from the … Read more
Description This stunning dish is an amazing combination of sweet, spicy, and salty flavors all sticking to succulent pieces of chicken. Ingredients ¾ cup dark brown sugar ⅓ cup cold water ⅓ cup fish sauce ⅓ cup rice vinegar 1 tablespoon soy sauce 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger 1 teaspoon vegetable … Read more
Description Chicken French has everything I love in a recipe. It’s delicious and easy, frugal, yet fancy, and everyone loves it. Better yet, it has a vague, confusing history and completely preposterous name. This not-French recipe hails from the Rochester area of New York State, where it’s a staple on virtually every Italian-American restaurant menu. … Read more
Description This is one of those rare recipes where the name is the same as the ingredient list. You’re going to be so shocked at how flavorful, juicy, and amazing this roast chicken comes out. Ingredients 1 (3 1/2) pound whole chicken at room temperature 3 tablespoons kosher salt, or as needed 1 tablespoon chopped … Read more
Description If you’ve never had Nashville Hot Chicken, we’re talking about an ultra-crispy fried chicken doused with a cayenne-infused glaze, and by ‘glaze’ I mean melted butter and lard. For the record, I’ve never been to Nashville, so I can’t tell you how authentic this is, but it works for me, and is fairly easy to pull … Read more