So today was a pretty big accomplishment for me. I truly languished in the false belief that all chickens already came boneless and skinless. However, those beliefs were quickly shattered when I realized I was going to have to cut apart a whole chicken for culinary school. I knew I had to face this fear and I knew it would be pretty frigging embarrassing if I vomited on the kitchen floor so I decided to put on my big girl panties and tackle my chicken.

 Let me start by introducing you to my chicken...don't worry I did not name it because thanks to some very wise advice from friends I was told once it has a name you become attached. And ya know now that I think about it that is also wise dating advice...if you refer to them with a nickname to your friends....um yeah it is probably not a very serious relationship. I took this chicken butchering one step further and didn't even give it a nickname because I really wanted to keep my emotions out of this.


So the biggest thing I learned was to follow the anatomy of the chicken and if you have to fight to cut through it you are cutting in the wrong place. I also learned:

• To cut the breast cut around the cartilage of the breast bone, follow the knife around the wish bone and remove the breast and tenderloin. 
• To cut the wings follow the fat lines
• To separate the leg and the thigh cut at the natural joint

Grilled Chicken with Tapenade

Agrodolce