Today, I made Julia Child's saute'd chicken. I saw this video on youtube, and I have been craving some cuisine. Therefore, I took notes, and made a visit to the Kroger across the road. The recipe called for a whole chicken cut into pieces (two breasts, two leg-thighs, two wings, etc). Ok, so Kroger did not have any cut that way. So, I asked the man behind the butcher counter only to find out that Kroger would not cut the chicken for me. Fine! So, I walked out with a whole chicken. Having no experience with this predicament, I referred to this article "How to Cut Up a Whole Chicken" by Gourmet Sleuth. I pulled my Pampered Chef knife out of its box, and braved the chicken. I know I did not remove the one thigh properly. A real chef could probably do a better job at getting more meat from the carcass, but all the pieces were there. Chel was happy.
Julia recommended using butter and either peanut oil or olive oil. I chose the peanut oil because I have never worked with it before and wanted to try it. After that it was just chicken, salt, pepper, and some dried Tarragon. There weren't too many ingredients, but the flavor was outstanding.
In case anyone is wondering, YES, I watched Julie and Julia. But even before that, making food from scratch without the preservatives is something I've always wanted to get into. Something about typical American "fast and easy" type cookbooks don't cut it for me anymore. There is such a different taste and feel.
Here's the link to the video. I seriously think everyone should try this.
Bon Appetit and Happy Cooking!
