One of our favorite things to do is recreate dishes we’ve enjoyed from restaurants and take-out menus in the Get Cheffy kitchen. Fried rice is one of our favorite such dishes and, due to the endless variety of ingredients you can add, it’s a perfect way to use what you have on hand and “cleanContinue reading “Fried Rice”
Category Archives: Technique
Chicken Fat (DIY)
Sometimes called “schmaltz” chicken fat can impart a remarkable taste and richness to dishes. Rendering down animal fat may sound unappealing, or altogether foreign, but non-dairy animal fats have been used throughout history (in the United States rendered bacon fat would be one of the most familiar forms of re-used animal fats). Animal fats haveContinue reading “Chicken Fat (DIY)”
Butterflied Chicken (Technique)
Whole chickens are sold at a fraction of the price of individual chicken parts, so knowing some basics on how to break down a whole bird is an excellent skill to learn. The technique, and step-by-step photographs, shown below will teach you how to “butterfly” (also called “spatchcocking”) a chicken. Simply put, a butterflied chickenContinue reading “Butterflied Chicken (Technique)”