I have a whole chicken to cook but only have a gas hob. Help!!!

Indigo

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Cooking on Saturday and managed to break the oven (it tripped out and took most the lights with it), the sparky has been round and fixed most the lights in the house now but the kitchen lights and the oven (other than the gas hob) still don't work.

I have a whole chicken in the fridge though that needs cooking tomorrow (don't want to freeze it) but not sure what I can do with it on a gas hob other than a stew but looking for something different as I've been eating a lot of stew recently.

What recipes can people recommend? I'm not a fussy eater to be honest but don't really want to cook anything difficult and I can go and get extra ingredients from ASDA tomorrow as don't really have anything in other than chopped tomatoes, garlic and herbs etc.

I'm going to be cutting the chicken into thighs / drumsticks / breasts / wings etc so may even try two recipes if I like the look of a few. Will be feeding me for the day and be taking some to lunch with me on Thursday (off today).

Hit me with what you've got. :)
 
cut it up and fry it. then get sum noodles and teryaki sauce, cut/shred the chicken into small pieces and ur set for life. i eat this practically everyday :)
 
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IndigoGorilla said:
I'm going to be cutting the chicken into thighs / drumsticks / breasts / wings etc so may even try two recipes if I like the look of a few.
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If you're jointing the bird, your options are slightly wider than if you were keeping it whole.

Personally I'd have poached the entire thing (chicken stock if you're lazy or a court-bouillon if you're not) and then pulled the meat off the carcass.

That gives you loads of options for using the meat and a chance at going all middle-class and making a stock out of the remains. And if you're really smart, you can save the skin and cook that separately for some ultra-crispy action.
 
Do you own a griddle pan? If so then joint and debone the bird, marinade and cook on a very high heat. Then smother in salsa chimichurri.
 
Turns out the chicken had gone bad anyway. :(

Will buy more chicken though and try out some of the ideas people have given.

Thanks. :)
 
Glaucus said:
This, waste of good meat.

Spatchock it in future and jerky it up.
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I know. According to the date on it I should have still been able to use it yesterday but when I opened it the smell didn't really appealling so I threw it away. :(

Spatchocking definately looks like a winner next time I buy a whole chicken. Usually just buy legs and wings to be fair.
 
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