Refry yesterdays fried chicken?

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (shahadat991)

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:39:20 GMT

hello,
People often put down Taco Bell talking about how bad it taste and everything. I don't know if they really feel that way or feel it's cool to. Honestly I don't think Taco Bell taste good at all but that's not from a coolness agenda but because it really in my opinion does not taste good. But in the 70s as a kid and the '80s as a teen into my early '20s it really was good. I am not sure what year they changed the formula for the taco meat but it was once really good.
thanks

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (ann peeples)

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:35:24 GMT

Good point-by certain standards........

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (CCinNJ)

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:31:34 GMT

It worked like a charm...and it was delicious*

*by NJ fried chicken standards

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (ann peeples)

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:11:37 GMT

Way different, my friend, then re-frying.........

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (SeamusD)

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:27:17 GMT

My roommate 22 some odd years ago worked at KFC and would bring home large bags of chicken (and side dishes) almost every night. Being poor college students, it was a free feast. The extra crispy was good for chicken parm, and we'd also cut the meat into chunks and make chicken salad out of it (after eating the crispy skin!). I'd always add some of their cole slaw to the mix.

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (geez70)

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:49:57 GMT

no, I take the skin off and use it either in a pot pie or a BBQ chicken sandwich

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (CCinNJ)

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 08:25:43 GMT

Thank you Edwmax. I'll post it in the basement. If it does not work as I plan...it can go with the fried pie I made that was an angry little pie but a good learning lesson...to make a great fried pie.

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (edwmax)

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:30:08 GMT

CCinNJ

I understand how you feel. I have no personal connections or memories of fried chicken. Never had it growing up at home. So...for me it's just a fun experiment. Nothing to lose. Certainly no offense meant....or expectation to change any minds that might have a connection to fried chicken.

CC,
I am deeply sorry, you were so deprived of one of life's simplest eating pleasures of 'fried chicken' while growing up. ... ...

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (CCinNJ)

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 19:32:42 GMT

I understand how you feel. I have no personal connections or memories of fried chicken. Never had it growing up at home. So...for me it's just a fun experiment. Nothing to lose. Certainly no offense meant....or expectation to change any minds that might have a connection to fried chicken.

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (ann peeples)

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 18:15:06 GMT

Sorry-no way-maybe things are different on the east coast-I dont care what anyone one says.........no way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (CCinNJ)

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 07:49:22 GMT

Today is "yesterday" as far as the fried chicken!

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (CCinNJ)

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:24:01 GMT

It should never even hit the shelf yesterday if it's pre-fried. Just a technique used in restaurants and a great experiment for home. There's not enough time to keep up with wings in busy places. They are often pre-steamed or pre-fried and frozen.

Since Kenji is an MIT grad in the culinary world I look forward to the post-holiday Chicken Holiday once bitten twice-fried experiment.

This area is not fried chicken country and I wouldn't eat a chicken wing if it was served with a bag of money. So this will be all the fun I can have...since my son really loves fried chicken and we will have a bucket of 50. When he tells me that I never make him fried chicken....there you go!

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (Twinwillow)

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:54:24 GMT

danimal15

Great fried chicken is best if eaten cold the next day.

It sure is! I like mine with sweet "bread & butter" pickles.

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (easydoesit)

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:52:01 GMT

Some years ago, the Colonel Chicken used to use up leftover chicken by offering a sandwich on a bun -- chopped up chicken pieces in gravy, then plopped on the bun.

It was real good, and gave us the perfect solution for something quick to make out of the leftovers. We just chop it into the size we want, add a jar of chicken gravy, and that's it. Easy, simple, and good.

Except for my hard-headed wife, who is a fan of pulled pork and therefore wants to shred the chicken instead of chop into small pieces. To me, that just turns it into a lump of glop instead of a comfort food sandwich witha nice bite and chew.

And so we do what we have often done in the past, accomodate both, and we each make our own sandwiches.

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (ann peeples)

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:26:48 GMT

Where i work-we have a shelf life-when food has met that, its discarded. However, I do agree with using leftover chicken in other ways-but have never heard of re-frying........

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (CCinNJ)

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:25:27 GMT

It's terrible in an under the lamp holding so cut the losses and hope tomorrow is a new day.

Twice-fried chicken is popular in areas where the main traffic comes from takeout or KFC (Korean Fried Chicken). As a means by design I think it happens. It happens at Mission Chinese...a restaurant that has very popular very highly regarded restaurants in San Francisco & NYC...by design.

It may be along the lines of ideas like deep-fried turkey and twice-fried French fries. Many people thought the turkey would be greasy madness. It can be dangerous madness....but not so crazy anymore.

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (ann peeples)

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:06:31 GMT

At home-sure. In a restaurant -never!!!!!!!

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (CCinNJ)

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:00:15 GMT

I can't wait for the Chicken Holiday fried chicken of a few days after tomorrow to become Chicken Holiday fried chicken of yesterday. I will have to hide some.

Homemade fried pies and hmmm fried chicken.

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (ScreamingChicken)

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:46:41 GMT

I like to reheat fried chicken in the oven to crisp up the skin.

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (danimal15)

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:15:40 GMT

Great fried chicken is best if eaten cold the next day.

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (CCinNJ)

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:40:31 GMT

Fry fry again Buffalo wings...

http://www.seriouseats.co...ied-buffalo-wings.html

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (CCinNJ)

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:33:44 GMT

Hold the peas and carrots in my pot pie please.

Fried chicken salad & French fry potato salad!

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (bwave)

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:36:37 GMT

Why not do what KFC does with their leftover fried chicken and make pot pies with it?

Or around here a gas station deli chain (Royal Farms) pulls large chunks of chicken off and refrigerates and uses for chicken sub.

You (can't) refry chicken as it would soak up the grease and be very nasty and dried out.

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (CCinNJ)

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:20:06 GMT

Creamed chipped fried chicken on toast!

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (edwmax)

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:15:25 GMT

Re-frying fried chicken will dry it out. What I have done at home is to make stewed chicken with fried chicken. Very good over rice! ... Either a cream of ?? over the chicken or a brown chicken gravy. Your choice and recipe. ... This was what my Grandmother did with leftover fried chicken when I was growing up.

The above post about the Popeye's chicken is about the same as I did. I buy 1 or 2 boxes of fried chicken on 'chicken Tuesday' (12 ps per box for $3.99) at local grocery deli, then use the leftovers for 'stewed chicken'. Now I'll check out a couple of Chinese recipes.

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (CCinNJ)

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:09:58 GMT

Popeye's aside... a large portion of Chinese restaurant menu items sees the fryer more than once.

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (Phildelmar)

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:25:59 GMT

Doesn't sound very appetizing, to put it mildly

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (CCinNJ)

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:29:22 GMT

http://www.seriouseats.co...ese-american-food.html

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Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (wheregreggeats.com)

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:25:58 GMT

I suspect, cut up in a salad or something would be a much better approach.

Re:Refry yesterdays fried chicken? (CCinNJ)

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:22:04 GMT

I know of a popular Chinese restaurant that has some technique for frying Popeye's chicken nuggets.