How To Buy Half Price Chicken Cutlets?
1 knife + 1 chicken = 2 cutlets at half price. Against the increase in my weight and the increase in prices, I decided to get involved with a trick very easy to achieve.
Ideal during a diet, chicken is a lean meat that offers protein and little fat. Provided that you avoid the skin. Children love it. So much so that we have every reason to consume it all year round.
Yes, but not at any price. Sometimes my wallet shouts at me: "Make an exception. Chicken is cheap. Too bad if it is not organic."
Indeed, I like to warn you as much immediately: my tip is not organic, but some will put up with it ... for the lean days!
It suffices to tackle a whole chicken that can currently be found at less than 4 euros per kilo in the supermarket, against more than 8 euros for cutlets, even in family packages and not organic either.
Escalope is chicken breast
- Make sure you have a sharp knife. It is always more pleasant to cut the meat by avoiding the mince when you do not want it.
- Raw, carefully cut the 2 chicken breasts along the carcass. And presto, here is 2 half-price cutlets! My little tip to avoid bothering myself is to cut the chicken cutlet once it's cooked, it's much easier to cut and it avoids touching the raw chicken.
- If you find them too thick, you can re-cut them in the thickness before cooking. Thinner, they will cook faster at heart.
- If you do not eat them the same day, you can freeze it by wrapping them in plastic film so that they do not stick to each other. They can even be used on the barbecue this summer!
But what do we do with the thighs?
This is where we will find an interest in buying several chickens at once. If you are lucky enough to come across a "2 chickens for the price of 1" promo, jump on it. Because in a large oven, you can undoubtedly put 2 or 4 chickens to cook, without their egg whites.
The idea being to do not run the oven empty.
- Serve the thighs at the table.
- Skin the rest of the chickens, including the wings. Put in a Chinese soup or not, a salad, with cream, curry or Madeira and pasta, etc ...
- Stop! Do not throw the carcasses right away. The Chinese use it to prepare the broths for their next soups. So, let's avoid ready-made bouillon cubes. Break the carcasses so that they take up less space in a large pot. Immerse in at least 1 liter of water per carcass, salt, pepper, spices, onion, garlic, celery, carrot, and simmer 1 to 2 hours. Then freeze the broth if necessary to use it as a base for your next soup ... lentils for example.
So, will it be Chicken Party this weekend at your place? Tell us in the comments.
Savings Realized
As my grandmother (who loves schnitzels) would say: "With a little elbow grease, you can do a lot of things with it." ... and a lot of savings, Grandma!
For 8 euros you had 6 cutlets all ready.
And now for 12 euros, you have 6 cutlets, 6 thighs and 3 to 6 portions of meat to put in soup or salad.
The half-price cutlet, excluding promo, here is an idea that it is good.
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