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How to Make City Chicken – A Step-by-Step Guide

City Chicken isn’t as common as it used to be, but people in the Great Lakes region of North America still like it. Also, here’s a secret: it’s not chicken, it’s pork! This is a unique part of Polish-American food culture that you can try for yourself. You can also make your own Seasoning Salt … Read more

What Does a Chicken Hawk Look Like? A Detailed Guide

‘Chicken Hawk’ is not the name of a single bird. Instead, ‘Chicken Hawk’ or ‘Chickenhawk’ is an informal name given to three types of hawks. These are the ‘sharp-shinned hawk’, the ‘Cooper’s hawk’, and the ‘chicken hawk’. The chickenhawk belongs to the family ‘Accipitridae’. Cooper’s hawk belongs to the genus ‘Accipiter’. Their species is ‘A. … Read more

What Does It Mean to Dredge Chicken? A Complete Guide

Dredging and breading chicken is an easy chicken preparation that will take basic chicken and turn it into perfectly golden brown and crispy! A few basic pantry and fridge ingredients is all you need and you’re on your way. If you’ve browsed recipes online or flipped through cookbooks, you may have come across the term … Read more

7 Simple and Delicious Substitutes for Chicken Stock

As someone who doesn’t eat most canned (or cubed) stocks and broths—they can be overly salty—and usually is too lazy to make them from scratch, I find myself often cooking without stocks and broth. Or sometimes, I’ve run out of homemade chicken broth or store-bought vegetable broth and don’t have time to re-stock before I … Read more

What Trees Does Chicken of the Woods Grow On?

The Chicken of the Woods mushroom (Laetiporus sulphureus) is one of a kind and can be eaten. It grows on the trunks and roots of some trees. Its bright orange color and overlapping cap-like shape make it look like chicken meat, which is how it got its common name. You can find chicken of the … Read more

How Much Protein is in Chicken Broth? A Nourishing Guide

When it comes to cooking, chicken stock and broth are two common ingredients that often confuse people. Although they seem similar, they have distinct differences in preparation, flavor, and nutrition. This article will explore the nutritional differences between chicken stock and broth, helping you understand which one might be better for your dietary needs. Chicken … Read more