Chicken Advice?

Gunga Galunga

I want to egg in advance and oven reheat boneless skinless breasts and thighs. Does anyone have a recommendation? Thinking of not grilling all the way to 160/185, and finishing in the oven foiled with a little broth. Bad Idea?

TheDirtyBurger

How far in advance? I mean your egg is an oven too. You can grill them and then either on a raised grid or with the platesetter in cook them in a pan with the broth.

gdenby

While I try to not overcook meats, I do always cook ones that might be contaminated to FDA safe temps. I've had food poisoning a couple of times, and so partially cooked chicken pieces that have been de-boned would be on my very scary list.

Technically, if you get the chicken up to 140 and hold it there (I'm not sure how many minutes), and then immediately get it down to 40 F real fast, the meat would be safe. Then, if rapidly rasised to 185, and held for several minutes, again, technically safe.

I wouldn't. I would do a good long marinade, at least 10 hours in the fridge, and cook to 170. I've reheated boneless thighs done that way, and had pretty good results.

Alternatively, cut the pieces into smaller bits, skewer, and cook hot and fast and serve immediately.

Gunga Galunga

My quandry is that I've got 20 people coming over and
Don't think I have enough room on the egg for all of the chicken.
Shook I just cook them all the way through and hold at 200 in the oven?
Thanks for the help y'all.

Lovenbrau

Love the handle! I have reheated prime rib wrapped in foil in the egg and it came out juicy. I would think that chicken in foil with a little liquid would be fine, even if you fully cook the chicken.

Boilermaker Ben

The thighs will be more forgiving. What about cooking the thighs first, and holding them at temp, and then grilling the breasts? Breasts cook pretty quickly, anyway. If you need to, you can have the thighs cooked, cook up one batch of breasts, and then start serving, while the rest of the breasts are cooking. It's going to take time for 20 guests to be served anway. Reheating breasts in an oven, or holding it at 200 sounds like a recipe for nasty, dry chicken.

You're probably going to want different cooking temps for the two types of meat anyway. I did boneless, skinless breasts at 500 degrees, yesterday. It had been so long since I'd done breasts, that I forgot how much better they are on the egg...still prefer thighs, though.

gdenby

It is safe to hold them much lower. Above 140 is o.k. Maybe sit them in a metal bowl in a hot water bath if your oven would not go lower than 200. Or put them in a covered dish with a moisture source to keep them from drying out.

jeffinsgf

If you're committed to grilled chunks of chicken, so be it. But, using the same amount of chicken you could serve your guests something they've never had before and not have to worry about room on the grill.

I made this: http://patismexicantable.com/2010/07/chicken-tinga.html last night with left over spatchcocked chicken. It was about the best taco/burrito/fajita filling I've ever had. Cook up a big batch, put it in a steam tray, warm up some tortillas and let your guests have at it. You don't even really need any toppings...the salsa is cooked in. Wife and I both preferred just the tinga rolled in a tortilla to ones we topped.

Gunga Galunga

Thanks for the advice all. Think I'll just to them in batches and avoid the risk of dry food. Too bad I cant talk the wife into pulled pork, but she has her heart set on pesto marinaded chix with a tomato fondue. Great Forum!

TheDirtyBurger

Can you talk her into a 2nd egg? This predicament is a prime reason of why you need a 2nd egg. Worth a shot right? :evil:

Gunga Galunga

I love that call Dirty! When opportunity knocks..Open the door.

fishlessman

if your going to reheat, reheat the thighs while the breasts are cooking or keep the thighs warm. wouldnt be my preference but the thighs are greasier which might help. ive never cooked boneless breast, but boneless thighs can be cooked pretty hot and fast, maybe its still doable to cook it all at the party