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Boiled Chickens

A simple boiled chicken prepared by simmering whole chickens in salted water.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Boiled Chickens

Ingredients

Directions

The book gives no cooking times; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.

Prepare

  1. Clean the chickens thoroughly.

  2. Place the chickens in a large pot and cover with water.

  3. Add salt to taste.

Cook and serve

  1. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until fully cooked, about 1 hour.

  2. Remove the chickens and let them rest before carving.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Chickens
Provide the main protein, which turns tender and fully cooked during gentle simmering.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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