Such an "exceptional" part of a bird carcass, like chicken tail, is far from being loved by everyone. Each person has his own attitude to the "ponytails" of a turkey or chicken. But do not be too biased towards this product. Food lovers claim this is the most delicious piece of chicken or turkey. It contains vitamins and minerals inherent in white meat. In addition, it has enough fat and protein for the daily norm.
Experienced chefs say that from this ingredient are truly food masterpieces. The main thing is to know the right recipes. Chicken ponytails are not only useful, as we said above, but also surprisingly tasty. Today we will share with you some secrets and recipes for cooking. You will be convinced that in vain refused this product and threw it in a garbage bin, carving a bird carcass.
Proper handling
Before you prepare a dish from this ingredient, you need to properly prepare it. Chicken tail has a bag containing the grease that the chicken uses to process feathers. It tastes quite specific, so it can ruin the whole dish. We will get rid of it. Cut the top of the chicken tail very carefully. Also, using ordinary tweezers, remove feathers from the “buttocks,” if any.
Chicken Tongue with Boiled Potato or Rice
To cook this simple, one might say, budget dish, you will need:
- One large carrot.
- Chicken tail.
- Potatoes - three or four pieces.
- Onions - one large head.
- A pair of large juicy tomatoes.
- A pound of red currant or cranberry (who loves acidic).
Preparing such a chicken tail is very simple. Onions and carrots will need to be chopped. Onions - with a knife, carrots - on a grater. All fry in vegetable oil. With tailings we do the same. We rinse them, clean them, as described above, from a tasteless bag of grease and fry them to a crunch in a frying pan. We combine onions, carrots and “ponytails”.
Now we are armed with a kitchen assistant - a blender. In it we will grind tomatoes and berries. After that, add a little soy sauce (optional), salt and ground black pepper. If you like more sharply, then you can grind a couple of pieces of red hot pepper. If this is not in the kitchen, just add ground.
Add the sauce to the pan and simmer for five minutes. Potatoes or rice during this time you should have boiled. It can be mashed and mashed and made a beautiful slide for laying out on a dish. Or you can just boil it in slices and serve it like that. We do the same with rice - we form a beautiful slide using the form.
Chicken shish kebab
A more cunning and original dish is smoked chicken tail in the form of a barbecue. If you like to experiment with recipes and various ingredients, then this dish is ideal for you.
It will be required:
- Chicken ponytails - a kilogram.
- Three tablespoons of soy sauce.
- Two slices of lemon.
- Salt.
- Ground red or black pepper (to taste and desire).
Cooking method
The chicken tail is processed, washed and leans back into a colander. We spread it in the dishes, add spices, salt, herbs and pour soy sauce. Leave the “ponytails” to marinate for one hour. If you want a smoked flavor, you can add a little "smoke". Although soy sauce will give such a smoking aroma that saliva will flow.
To cook this dish you will need long skewers. Before stringing chicken tailings, soak each skewer in water. This will avoid sticking the meat to the wooden base during cooking.
Cooking the oven. First, install the grill. Then we put a baking sheet under it and fill it with two glasses of water. Turn on the oven and set the mode to 220 degrees. If you have a grill mode in the oven, then this is a great option. We put kebabs on the grill and forget about them for ten to fifteen minutes.
Serve the dish without removing the tail from the skewers. Experienced cooks recommend sprinkling kebabs with lemon juice before serving. By the way, lemon slices will be an excellent decoration of the dish.