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Sheba
04-19-2006, 04:55 PM
Kroger has some amazing prices on leg quarters right now (.25 a lb). I loooooooooooove cheap meat. I hate slimy fatty thighs & sticks! EWWW! Unlike baking, this method keeps the meat firm, yet effectively gets rid of the slimy fat.

Separate drums from thighs with a big sharp knife, peel skin from both & any large masses of fat, rinse meat & set aside.

Make aluminum foil balls, about 12x12 squares LIGHTLY formed. You want to create a mass below your meat so it can drain & not sit in it's own juices as it's cooking. Set your roaster/dutch oven on high. Put in your aluminum foil balls & a few cups of water.

Place stripped chicken on top, don't stack. Douse liberally with dry seasonings of your your choice (or roll them before placing in the pot). Cover tightly & cook for 4 hours.

The balls let the extra juice & fat drain away without soaking into the chicken. The water steams while it cooks keeping it moist & tender.

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Lisa
04-19-2006, 04:57 PM
:D

You can do this with a whole chicken and some dry ranch mix too. I throw it in the crock pot.

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Sheba
04-19-2006, 05:08 PM
<---searching amazon for a new dutch oven. I've been wearing this one OUT and it was old to begin with. It's gonna croak on me one day & everyone in this house will STARVE til I get another one. :D

Oohh haven't tried it with ranch! Hey I wonder how the dry hot & sour soup mix would do? hmmmm! Someone explain to me why a manufacturer would put stainless steel handles on a cooker? why? getting burned bad. I don't care if they are shiny & pretty. Gimme plastic heat resistant please!?