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    Post #1 - January 22nd, 2012, 2:43 pm
    Post #1 - January 22nd, 2012, 2:43 pm Post #1 - January 22nd, 2012, 2:43 pm
    We have a heap of chicken picked from necks and backs simmered for stock by Mrs. B. Usually we turn that meat into a typical chicken salad. Having been simmered so long, it's not super flavorful in its own right, but I believe in creative frugality.
    This time I was thinking I'd like to make a sort of savory spread. Food process the meat and season it---some mayo, maybe some cream, herbs. Or chiles or smoked paprika.
    But I don't have a really strong idea for it.
    Anyone have an actual recipe for something along these lines that they like?
    "Strange how potent cheap music is."
  • Post #2 - January 22nd, 2012, 3:12 pm
    Post #2 - January 22nd, 2012, 3:12 pm Post #2 - January 22nd, 2012, 3:12 pm
    There's a Turkish chicken dessert called tavuk gogsu (not quite spelled right, methinks). I've only sampled it once myself, at the gone-but-not-forgotten Nazarlik. The Turkish friend who introduced me to it thought that version acceptable, given its rarity here in the US, but that it wasn't quite the real thing. I was surprise to enjoy it, along with cig kofte, another dish I'd love to get again elsewhere.

    Here's a version that hypothesizes a medieval European connection:

    http://fxcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=219

    I suppose if the meat isn't white, it might look/taste a bit different. Anyhow, definitely a creative use of picked chicken.
  • Post #3 - January 22nd, 2012, 5:22 pm
    Post #3 - January 22nd, 2012, 5:22 pm Post #3 - January 22nd, 2012, 5:22 pm
    I make chicken or turkey salad all the time. I do not really use a recipe. chop up cooked chicken or turkey, add finely chopped onion or celery to taste, Hellmans mayo, fresh cracked pepper. Optional: add a touch of curry powder, or dill, or lemon pepper. Put in covered bowl and chill. To eat, spread on crackers. I like stoned wheat thins or carrs water crackers.
    Toria

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  • Post #4 - January 22nd, 2012, 8:44 pm
    Post #4 - January 22nd, 2012, 8:44 pm Post #4 - January 22nd, 2012, 8:44 pm
    mtgl....fascinating recipe!
  • Post #5 - January 22nd, 2012, 10:21 pm
    Post #5 - January 22nd, 2012, 10:21 pm Post #5 - January 22nd, 2012, 10:21 pm
    First thing I thought of was rillettes.

    http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/ ... tes-354909

    Jeff
  • Post #6 - January 23rd, 2012, 6:28 am
    Post #6 - January 23rd, 2012, 6:28 am Post #6 - January 23rd, 2012, 6:28 am
    mtgl, that is a fascinating recipe, but this caveat in the article caught my eye:

    Don't do this at home - chicken and sugar do not agree with our 21th century palates


    How strange to go to the trouble to detail a dish in words and pictures then say, "but it's not for you, wuss." I almost take that as a dare.
  • Post #7 - January 23rd, 2012, 7:33 am
    Post #7 - January 23rd, 2012, 7:33 am Post #7 - January 23rd, 2012, 7:33 am
    I actually thought it perfectly fine. The essence of the chicken was there, but not prominent, and seemed more like a structural ingredient than a flavoring one. I'd look into a modern Turkish recipe (help me out, Turkob!) in the above situation.
  • Post #8 - January 23rd, 2012, 8:41 am
    Post #8 - January 23rd, 2012, 8:41 am Post #8 - January 23rd, 2012, 8:41 am
    Luckyguy wrote:mtgl, that is a fascinating recipe, but this caveat in the article caught my eye:

    Don't do this at home - chicken and sugar do not agree with our 21th century palates


    How strange to go to the trouble to detail a dish in words and pictures then say, "but it's not for you, wuss." I almost take that as a dare.

    Really? Has he tasted most BBQ sauces? SE Asian dishes (I know there's some sort of chicken in caramel sauce that's a Vietnamese standard)?

    And to top it all, how about bistella? A phyllo pie of chicken and eggs topped with powdered sugar and cinnamon that sounds like it shouldn't work, but is heaven on a plate.
    What is patriotism, but the love of good things we ate in our childhood?
    -- Lin Yutang

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