How to Boil a Whole Chicken
Some of us are new to cooking and simply need to know the basics. How to boil a chicken is just a few steps above boiling water. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Take the chicken out of the package and rinse inside and out. Be sure to pull out anything that may be inside the chicken like a gravy bag. If you want to cook the liver and neck inside the chicken, that is fine.
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Put the rinsed chicken in the stock pot and cover with water. You may add onion slices and salt and pepper if desired.
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Put the pot with the chicken on medium-medium high heat and allow the water to come to a full boil.
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You can lower the heat back to medium after a full boil is reached. Cover the chicken and allow to boil 30 minutes to 1 hour, turning the chicken over a few times in between. You will know the chicken is done when the skin and meat simply fall off and the legs break apart easily. The chicken should be very tender.
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Allow the chicken to cool off before handling. You can keep the stock water for soup or flavoring if you like. Happy chicken boiling!
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Tips & Warnings
Be sure to use towels or oven mitts when handling hot pots
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Comments
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I love chicken.
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enough water to cover chicken if 1 whole chicken add 5-6 chix broth cubes.
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Ehow has great tips on boiling chicken. I found it. Yahoo.
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Can't the chicken get too dry if you wait for it to fall off the bone? I don't want dry chicken, just cooked..
