Cooking

POULTRY

Cooking Poultry: General Directions

•Prepare the poultry for cooking.

-Defrost completely.

-Arrange poultry pieces with thicker pieces at the outside edge of the baking dish. When cooking legs, arrange them like the spokes of a wheel.

-Cover the baking dish with waxed paper to reduce splattering.

-Use a browning agent or cook with a sauce to give a browned appearance.

•Watch the poultry as it cooks.

-Drain and discard juices as they accumulate.

-Shield thin or bony pieces with small strips of aluminum foil to prevent overoooking. Keep foil at least 1 inch from the oven walls and other pieces of foil.

•Poultry is done when it is no longer pink and the juices run clear. When done, the temperature in the thigh meat should be 180-185°F.

•Let the poultry stand after cooking covered with foil for 10 minutes.

The Poultry Cooking Table below provides detailed directions, Power Level, and Cooking Time settings for most cuts and types of poultry.

Poultry Cooking Table

POULTRY

POWER

LEVEL

 

Chicken pieces

HI

 

(21/2-3 Ibs).

 

COOKING

 

 

DIRECTIONS

 

TIME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41/2-51/2

Wash,

shake

the water

off, and go on with

cooking. Place

minutes

pieces

in a single layer

in a microwavable

baking dish with

perpound

thicker

pieces

to the outside. Brush with butter or browning

agent and seasonings if desired. Cover with waxed paper. Cook until no longer pink and juices run clear. Let stand covered 5 minutes.

Chicken

whole

HI

(3-3t/2

Ibs)

 

Cornish Hens

HI

Whole

 

(1-11/2Ibs. each)

 

12-13 minutes perpound

6-Tminutes

perpound

Before cooking, wash and shake off water. Place breast side down on a microwavable roast rack. Brush with butter, or browning agent and seasoning if desired. Cover with waxed paper. Cook 1/3 of estimated time. Turn breast side up, brush with butter, or browning agent. Replace waxed paper. Cook 1/3of estimated time again. Shield if necessary. Cook remaining 1/3 of estimated time or until no longer pink and juices run clear. Let stand covered with foil 10 minutes. (The temperature may rise about IO°F.) The temperature in the high should be 180°F-185°F when the poultry is done.

Wash, shake the water off, and go on with cooking. Tie wings to body of hen and the legs to tail. Place hens breast side down on microwavable rack. Cover with waxed paper. Turn breast side up halfway through cooking. Shield bone ends of drumsticks with foil. Remove and discard drippings. Brush with butter or browning agent and seasonings if desired. Cook until no longer pink and juices run clear. Remove hens from microwave when they reach desired temperature. Let stand covered with foil 5 minutes. (Temperature may rise about 10°F). Temperature in breast should be 170°F before serving.

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