topic ninja 3in1 -chicken experiment in Kitchen

ninja 3in1 -chicken experiment

camochef — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:13:49 GMT

I've been steam roasting chickens in the ninja at about 2/week for almost 8 months now. They all have been great! Still I wanted to try something unusual.

After washing and patting it dry, I used a paring knife to remove all the skin from the bird. Then trimmed off all the excess fat and removed the wings completely. All this got cooked up on the stove top for the kitties.

I then brushed on some EVOO and added some paprika, garlic powder, ginger powder, Italian herb mix, and placed it on the rack in the ninja with 2 cups of chicken broth to which I had added Worcestershire sauce and a little balsamic vinegar.

Placed on the lid with my remote thermometer inserted into the breast. I set the temperature to 350 degrees and the timer to 1 hour and 20 minutes, knowing well that it would not take near that long to cook this 5.34 lb chicken.

Here's the amazing part. In exactly 35 minutes the internal breast temperature was 172 degrees and I shut the unit off and removed the bird to a platter to rest, (and cool enough to handle). Checked the inner thigh and it was 181 degrees.

This was record time for a chicken in the ninja...usually between 55 minutes and 70 minutes depending on the weight.

The best part...it was the best tasting chicken yet, and I didn't brine, or marinade it at all. In my opinion it was a totally successful experiment and it will be repeated in the future.

Enjoy!

Camo

Re: ninja 3in1 -chicken experiment

camochef — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 04:24:40 GMT

Just wanted to mention in case anyone's interested. we had the left over skinless chicken tonight for dinner, and without it being brined or marinated, it tasted just as good, (moist and tasty), without that funky chicken taste one usually finds in chicken that wasn't brined or marinaded.

Maybe that off taste comes from the skin or excess fat...don't know, but will certainly be employing this method in the future.

Enjoy!

Camo

Re: ninja 3in1 -chicken experiment

rac71 — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 04:30:12 GMT

What's the funky chicken taste? I always thought that meant ""spit out & toss"" because the meat's gone bad.

Re: ninja 3in1 -chicken experiment

camochef — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:03:59 GMT

On 4/2/2014 rac71 said: What's the funky chicken taste? I always thought that meant ""spit out & toss"" because the meat's gone bad.

With leftover poultry there is a taste that develops overnight if it hasn't been brined. Its more noticeable with turkey but exists with chicken to a lesser degree. Meat is still perfectly good just a little off taste. Not noticeable if its been brined or at least marinaded.

Sorry if I created a misunderstanding

Camo