Whole Skinless Chicken?

[markandamy06]

We have a few roosters that we need to process, but with my carpal tunnel acting up over these past few weeks, we've though about just skinning them rather than hand processing the feathers, etc.

My biggest question is, how on earth would I cook the entire chicken without it drying out? I suppose I could coat it in olive oil and tin foil. Or just cut it up into pieces (breasts, legs, thighs, etc). But I'd prefer to cook the chicken as a whole.

Any suggestions? Or am I totally over thinking this....

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Fill the roasting pan with broth and cook it breast down. Otherwise the breast will over cook and the legs/thighs will not be done yet. I cook them low and slow that way till the leg meat starts falling off the bone.

 

[donrae]

I heartily second skinning them!

I just crock pot or pressure cook them of I do them whole. I've never tried the oven roasting.

 

[markandamy06]

Good to know! I wasn't sure if there were a lot of people who skinned chickens or not haha. But I'm finding out more and more that it's quite popular! Thank you!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Baking without liquid will make it tough. I crock pot mine.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I have skinned about 30 broilers so far and have cooked several of them and no drying. I cooked a whole broiler last night in one of our big black pots. Covered the pot with broth in the pot. It was juicy and tender.

 

[Anna6]

We have a few roosters that we need to process, but with my carpal tunnel acting up over these past few weeks, we've though about just skinning them rather than hand processing the feathers, etc.

My biggest question is, how on earth would I cook the entire chicken without it drying out? I suppose I could coat it in olive oil and tin foil. Or just cut it up into pieces (breasts, legs, thighs, etc). But I'd prefer to cook the chicken as a whole.

Any suggestions? Or am I totally over thinking this....

Rub it with oil and also lay strips of bacon across the top. I would probably just toss it in a large stock pot with filtered water and simmer it on low with some celery, an onion and sea salt.

 

[markandamy06]

Wonderful! I may as well just start skinning all of my processed chickens then. It sounds like it's 10 times easier and less mess!

 

[kuntrygirl]

Yes, I would say that it is easier. And even if they are skinned, you can still fry them. I found a great recipe. Here are a few pics of some of my skinned broilers.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I put one skinned cockerel in the crock pot yesterday and he was delicious!