A product such as chicken has been present on our tables for a long time, both as an independent dish and as a basis for preparing various culinary delights.
Cutting rules: basic manipulations
When buying whole chicken, sometimes you really don't want to do it. However, no matter how lazy you are, you need to do this as quickly as possible. Knowing how to properly cut chicken at home is very important, because its proper processing will ensure long-term storage and excellent preservation of the freshness of the meat.
If you come across an un-plucked, fresh chicken, then the cutting process will take longer. First you need to get rid of all the feathers. Remove them carefully, grabbing a small amount each time and pulling them up.
Pay special attention to the wings, as the skin is very delicate in this area. Perform manipulations here especially carefully. In order to remove the remaining, delicate and very fine hairs, the carcass must be singed. This can be done over a conventional gas stove. Just do not expose too much to the flame.
Now you can proceed to gutting. Take a sharp knife and cut off the legs. Then you need to carefully cut the abdomen with one continuous transverse line. Try to make the cut not too deep so as not to damage the internal organs and not to stain the meat. Through this incision, remove the insides, acting as carefully as possible so as not to damage the gallbladder. If you have never done this and do not know how to properly butcher a chicken, do not try to act at random. This can ruin the entire product. Incorrect cutting can lead to bitterness, which is revealed when eating meat.
Finally, place your hand inside the mascara and remove any debris from the internal organs, making sure the space in the chicken is completely empty and clean.
Storage features. It's important to know
After solving the problem of how to butcher the chicken, the problem arises of how to preserve it.
If you are not going to use the whole chicken, you need to take care of the correct storage of the product so that in the future, when you want to use it, it is also fresh and tastes great.
Before storing the carcass, be sure to rinse it thoroughly, first with very hot and then with cold water. After it dries, place the product in a bag or in a special container and put it in the freezer.
If you follow everything as described above, you can prepare a delicious dish where the main ingredient is chicken.
