Chicken and Game Hen Menus

ISBN: 9780867061505

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Poultry in Minutes
I??? GREAT MEALS FOR FOUR??? IN AN HOUR OR LESS
i 1\" ~ \"~hen you want to cook a wonderful meal but manner of other fascinating tools. And we have less ~im*.
~ ]do not have much time??? chicken is the ideal than ever to cook.
~ choice for the main course. You can cook it On the following pages??? 9 of Ameriva s most tai~???ntvd
~ ~ quickly in at least seven ways: fry??? bake??? cooks present 27 complete menus featuring ( hicken (???r
mast??? saute??? gaill??? poach??? or steam. You can serve it hot or similarly flavored game hens or quail that can be mad(. i~
cold--or at room temperature. It tastes equally delicious an hour or less. They focus on a new kind of American
when combined with elaborate sauces or the barest few cuisine that borrows ideas and techniques 6\"ore around th(???
herbs. And it goes with any side dish. Besides all that??? world but values our native traditions??? too. They use fresh
chicken is high in protein??? rich in iron and the B vitamins??? produce no canned vegetables or powdered sau( es m\"
low in calories (if you remove the skin)??? and economical??? other dubious shm tcuts. The other ingredients vinegars???
Best of all??? everbody likes chicken??? the world round. It spices??? herbs??? etc.) are all high quality??? yet available for
hasbeen a dietary staple for many centuries. The original the most part in supermarkets or??? occasionally??? in a
breed was a wild jungle fowl of India that villagers and specialty shop. Each of the menus serves four people and
farmers domesticated about 3???000 years ago. Since chick- includes side dishes that work perfectly with the poultry.
ens traveled live. they became the ideal provision on ship- The color photographs accompanying each meal show
board or overland??? and they gTadually spread from their exactly how the dishes will ook when you take them to lhe
native land to every country on earth. Today the menus of table. The cooks and the test kitchen have planned the
France??? Italy??? China??? Japan??? India??? Afl ica??? the Caribbean??? meals for good appearance as well as good taste the
and??? of course??? the United States are loaded with a mar- vegetables are brilliant and fresh??? the color combinations
velous variety of chicken dishes. In the Far East??? cooks appetizing. The table settings feature bright colors??? sire-
. l]~ince and stir fry it with hot pepper or coat it with spices pie flower arrangements??? and attractive??? if not necessarily
~ :: aad broilit. In Mediterranean villages??? chicken goes into a expensive??? serving pieces. You can readily adapt your own
~..~hallow pan with shellfish??? tomatoes??? and rice. In the tableware to these menus in convenient ways that will
~. So?athern United States it comes deep fried in batter with please your eyes and your guests.
=-C.aladle of cream gravy. Some of these classic methods have For each menu??? the Editors??? with advice from the cooks.
i!i :been adapted for this book. suggest wines and other beverages--as well as quick.
! Yet the current generation of cooks is reinventing the easy desserts to accompany the meals. And there are
~ ~epertoire. Chickens have been changing in recent years??? suggestions for the best uses tbr leftovers. On each recipe
~ ~ciallyintheU.S.??? wheremost ofthebirdsdonotgrow page??? too??? you will find a range of other tips--from the
~ . ]gp-in farmyard coops any more but in computer-controlled fastest way to skin a tomato to the tricks for selecting the
..9 :~edmg factories. Poultry now arrives at our meat coun- freshest produce. All the recipes have been tested meticu-
~ ~rs in an astonishing nt/mber of shapes and sizes: bone- lously??? both for taste and appearance and to make sure
; ~e~s cutlets roasters cut into pieces??? stewing fowl and that even a relatively inexperienced cook can do them
5i game hens proliferate??? and even quail are available??? within the time limit.
~ ~\" Atthe same time??? these mass-produced birds tend to be
\"1~ .blfinder than the old-fashioned barnyard corn scratchers. BEFORE YOU START
7\" 7 And American eating and cooking habits have changed??? Great Meals in Minutes is designed for efficiency??? and
:: too. Most of us are no longer put off by recipes we once ease. The books will work best for you when you follow
- might have thought exotic; in fact??? we enjoy trying some- these suggestions:
thing new. Moreover??? we stock our kitchens with time- 1. Read the rules (pages 8-10) {br selecting and storing
saving appliances??? special cook pans??? choppers??? grinders??? chicken??? game heus??? and quail.
apple corers??? springform pans??? ibod processors??? and all 2. Refl???esh yourself on the few simple cooking tech-
niques on the following pages. They will quickly become
Rock Cornish game hens??? opposite??? cook to a rich. brown in
herbs and butter; on the countertop next to the ravage are sev- second nature and will help you produce professional
eral o] the f~ agraut??? ti esh ingredients that go so well with meals in minutes.
lJoulb.y of a 4 kind. shallots??? t~t~ nips??? chopped parsley??? peppe~??? 3. Read the menus b(~fore you shop. Each one opens
????????????.~l??????. . ????????????d ???li~???e oil. with a list of all the required ingredients. Check for those