11 Secret Herbs and Spices?

Mr. Poatheed · 03-31-2009, 11:24 AM

Does anyone actually think that KFC makes good enough chicken to closely guard their recipe?

Personally I think it tastes like shit and will gladly drive twice the distance to get Popeye's. I've only just come to realize how shitty KFC is without the option of something more delicious.

Grieves · 03-31-2009, 11:28 AM

all of it is bad...just different levels...fast food is still fast food...

develop your own cooking skills and this complaining will be moot

Mr. Poatheed · 03-31-2009, 11:33 AM

Oh man, I wish I could deep fry at home. I just hate how messy it is to pan fry or how much work it takes to deal with the oil when you're done.

Grieves · 03-31-2009, 11:34 AM

get a pressure cooker...

R1bal · 03-31-2009, 11:38 AM

or a microwave

my_scatterheart · 03-31-2009, 11:38 AM

Bake it. Fried chicken is the devil.

Geeno · 03-31-2009, 11:42 AM

^idk about that

I had a serious chicken wing binge last week. Were talkin like a hundo wings.

verklingen · 03-31-2009, 11:43 AM

the devil is fucking delicious

my_scatterheart · 03-31-2009, 11:53 AM

^.
& G-no, finda bitch who'll bake some wings for you.
Better. I promise.

crookedhatinator45 · 03-31-2009, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grieves

get a pressure cooker...

pressure cookers are one of my biggest fears.. when i worked in chinese and caribbean restaurants, i always had to stay far far away from them. i always think they're going to splode into a thousand pieces that each get lodged into my skull.

Grieves · 03-31-2009, 12:12 PM

nawh thats why they have release valves for the pressure

pacman · 03-31-2009, 12:20 PM

i dunno bout chicken, but the colonel's biscuits are mouthbubblin sex orgies packed into a box

myxomatosis · 03-31-2009, 12:25 PM

Popeyes over KFC, easy.

Definitely as far as biscuits go too.

verklingen · 03-31-2009, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pacman

i dunno bout chicken, but the colonel's biscuits are mouthbubblin sex orgies packed into a box

man those bitches are like cardboard. don't you have church's?

crookedhatinator45 · 03-31-2009, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geeno

^idk about that

I had a serious chicken wing binge last week. Were talkin like a hundo wings.

you can make wings just as good in the oven.
mmmmm... mahogany wings...

for 3lb of wings:

- 3/4c soy sauce
- 3/4c honey
- 2tbsp. - 1/4c molasses [you want to do this based on your personal taste]
- lots of garlic.. like 4-8 cloves [i usually do about 6-7]. you want to mince half-3/4 of it, the rest just bash and/or cut in half
- 1/2c brown sugar
- chili sauce to taste [i like to use sriracha for this]
- 1-2 tsp. grated or ground ginger

prep:
combine the marinade.. put you wings in a big resealable ziploc.. pour marinade over/seal up.. massage your wings a bit [gots to give 'em some love] and put them wings in the fridge.. i usually marinate them for 12-24 hrs; if i'm awake and around, i try to flip the bag and give them some love every 2 hrs or so..

cooking:
- set your oven to 375 [farenheight]
- line as many cookie sheets as you need with foil, place cookie drying racks on top of the cookie sheets line with foil, and give the racks a spray with some non-stickness
- take your wings out and spread them out evenly on the racks
- pour the remaining marinade into a saucepan to heat up and kill off the bacteria from the raw chicken.. you're going to use this to baste the wings

*** when i make these, i usually make an extra thing of the sauce/marinade that i use to toss the wings in after.. just make another batch of the marinade--> to thicken it into a sauce, make a roux with 2tbsp. of corn starch and a half cup of COLD water.. add the roux to the marinade on the stove slowly and whisk to make sure you don't get any lumps when your wings are out of the oven

back to the coooking instructions though..
- put your wings in @ 375. bake for about an hour, turning/basting them every 15min
- i usually turn the oven up to 400 for the last 25 min or so, turn them every 12 min during that time
- take them out, let them rest a bit to cool down and let their juices settle..

then all you have to do is toss the suckers in your sauce, and beeeeeeeeeam

my_scatterheart · 03-31-2009, 12:38 PM

^Thanks for the effort love, I wasn't about to get into it.

crookedhatinator45 · 03-31-2009, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grieves

nawh thats why they have release valves for the pressure

still, a pressure cooker on high is as scary a sight as any in my books.

al-Mu'akhkhir · 03-31-2009, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Poatheed

Oh man, I wish I could deep fry at home. I just hate how messy it is to pan fry or how much work it takes to deal with the oil when you're done.

... pan frying ought not to be messy if you're doing it right- if there's oil shooting out everywhere you're "riding the flame" far too hard...

Quote:

Originally Posted by herbinator45

to thicken it into a sauce, make a roux with 2tbsp. of corn starch and a half cup of COLD water.. add the roux to the marinade on the stove slowly and whisk to make sure you don't get any lumps when your wings are out of the oven

reduction using heat is a much healthier way to thicken up a sauce AND a roux should usually be clarified butter and FLOUR... a slurry is fucking sick..

Grieves · 03-31-2009, 01:31 PM

i agree...the moisture needs to cook off, not soak into more ingredient...

crookedhatinator45 · 03-31-2009, 02:05 PM

nah dudes, you reduce it a bit first, but especially with this sauce all the strong flavours fully reduced would be too much.

try it out. i've been making this recipe for years now and find the slurry is the best way to go, but by all means experiment and try what you like.

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Grieves Biblioburro... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terra Sancta Posts: 11,588 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,903 Thanked 2,559 Times in 1,424 Posts	all of it is bad...just different levels...fast food is still fast food... develop your own cooking skills and this complaining will be moot __________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

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Grieves Biblioburro... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terra Sancta Posts: 11,588 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,903 Thanked 2,559 Times in 1,424 Posts	get a pressure cooker... __________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

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my_scatterheart Today, I am alive. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 4,063 Thanks: 1,300 Thanked 2,713 Times in 1,579 Posts	Bake it. Fried chicken is the devil. __________________ Be mindful even if your mind is full. -J. De La Vega

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verklingen Radical Dreamer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: texas Posts: 8,031 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,470 Times in 940 Posts	the devil is fucking delicious __________________ “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” rip matt

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my_scatterheart Today, I am alive. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 4,063 Thanks: 1,300 Thanked 2,713 Times in 1,579 Posts	^. & G-no, finda bitch who'll bake some wings for you. Better. I promise. __________________ Be mindful even if your mind is full. -J. De La Vega Last edited by my_scatterheart; 03-31-2009 at 11:56 AM.

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Grieves Biblioburro... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terra Sancta Posts: 11,588 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,903 Thanked 2,559 Times in 1,424 Posts	nawh thats why they have release valves for the pressure __________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

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Grieves Biblioburro... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terra Sancta Posts: 11,588 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,903 Thanked 2,559 Times in 1,424 Posts	i agree...the moisture needs to cook off, not soak into more ingredient... __________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

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