Joy of Cooking: All About Chicken

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Simon and Schuster, Oct 25, 2000 - Cooking - 128 pages
The book that taught America how to cook,now illustrated with glorious color photographyALL ABOUT CHICKEN A fresh and original way to put the classic advice ofJoy of Cookingto work -- illustrated and designed in a beautiful and easy-to-use new book. Organized by techinique -- roasting, broiling, baking, braising, grilling, frying, and more More than 100 ofJoy'srecipes, including the legendary Chicken Fricassee, Chicken Cordon Bleu, and Turned Roasted Chicken Invaluable techniques and tips for buying, storing, preparing, and carving chicken Sixty years after Irma Rombauer advised new cooks to "Stand facing the stove," America's love affair withJoy of Cookingcontinues unabated. And why not?Joyin hand, tens of millions of people -- from novices to professionals -- have learned to do everything from make a meat loaf to clean a squid to frost a wedding cake. For decades,Joy of Cookinghas taught America how to cook, serving as the standard against which all other cookbooks are judged.All About Chickenupholds that standard. In the conversational and instructional manner of the flagship book,All About Chickenis organized by technique. Chapters that cover roasting, broiling, baking, sautéing and stir-frying, braising, frying, and grilling chicken incorporate more than 100 ofJoy'sbest-loved recipes -- Casserole Roasted Chicken with Forty Cloves of Garlic to Broiled Lemon Garlic Chicken to Chicken Breasts Baked on Mushroom Caps. You'll also find recipes for a dozen or more stuffings, sauces, marinades, and gravies, as well as techniques for carving, preparing, buying, and storing chicken. Add to that more than 150 original photographs, specially commissioned for this volume, presented in the most easy-to-use design imaginable.Whether you belong to one of the millions of American households that already own a copy (or two) ofJoy,or you have never cracked the spine of a cookbook before,Joy of Cooking: All About Chickenis for you. It is a spectacular achievement, worthy of its name.Joyhas never been more beautiful.The Indispensable Kitchen Resource...All-New, All-Purpose, and now All-in-Color
 

Contents

FOREWORD
6
ABOUT CHICKEN
8
ABOUT ROASTED CHICKEN
17
ABOUT BROILED CHICKEN
35
ABOUT BAKED CHICKEN
39
ABOUT SAUTEED STIRFRIED CHICKEN
53
ABOUT BRAISED CHICKEN
65
ABOUT FRIED CHICKEN
87
ABOUT GRILLED CHICKEN
97
ABOUT FLAVOR ENHANCERS
111
INDEX
126
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
128
Copyright

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Marion Rombauer Becker was born in 1903. Besides her work on the JOY of Cooking, Marion realized other significant accomplishments during her lifetime. She worked as an art teacher and later at Women's Wear Daily. She was one of the founders of Cincinnati's Modern Art Society, and served as it's first professional director. Marion was an early advocate of natural gardening and received the "Oak Leaf" award from the Nature Conservancy. Marion was also the recipient of the Medal of Merit from the Garden Club of America. Marion died in 1976. Ethan F. Becker is president and senior coach/trainer for the Speech Improvement Company, Inc. He specializes in motivating teams, controlling fear of speaking, and developing effectiveness in public presentations. He has worked with clients from Harvard University, IBM, Boston Scientific, the New York Giants, the F.B.I., and various countries abroad.

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