What is the Spatchcock method?

Basically, spatchcocking is a method of preparing the chicken for cooking. The method involves removing the backbone from tail to neck so that the bird can be opened out flat (also referred to as butterflying). This method results in a shorter cooking time.

Do you flip a spatchcock chicken?

Flip the chicken over so it’s breast side down. Using your shears or knife cut just on each side of the backbone, cutting through the ribs and remove the spine completely. You can save the spine and use it for gravy as well (like I mentioned above) or discard.

How do you spatchcock a chicken without shears?

Grab Your Kitchen Shears Put your whole chicken on a cutting board, legs facing you, and grab some kitchen shears. If you don’t have shears, you can use a serrated knife, which Morocco likes because it is thin and can fit inside the small cavity. “This is no place to use an expensive sharp knife,” he notes.

Is butterfly and spatchcock the same?

To spatchcock a chicken is exactly the same thing as butterflying a chicken, but with a name that is way more fun to say! Either way, this simply means to cutting out the chicken’s backbone and pressing the bird flat so that it cooks in a single layer.

Can you spatchcock with a knife?

To spatchcock a chicken, or butterfly it, is to remove the backbone, thus allowing it to be completely opened out and flattened. Tip: If you’re uncomfortable using a knife to remove the chicken spines, you can use a pair of large kitchen scissors instead.

Why do you Spatchcock a chicken?

Why spatchcock chicken? Spatchcock chicken cooks more evenly as it’s on a level surface, so the breast and thigh meat are done at the same time. The chicken also cooks 25\% faster when butterflied, and because it’s on a flat surface, there is maximum exposure to heat, which results in more crispy, golden brown skin.

Do you need poultry shears to Spatchcock?

I’ve successfully spatchcocked a chicken with a simple pair of kitchen shears, though it can be hard on larger hens. For this task, you need poultry shears—specialized clippers expressly designed to cut through bird bones. If you plan to do a lot of spatchcocking on any kind of bird, it’s a really handy tool to have.

What is the difference between Spatchcock and butterfly?

To butterfly a chicken simply means to slice a boneless chicken breast horizontally almost three-quarters of the way and then opening it out like a book. On the other hand, spatchcocking a chicken refers to cutting the chicken’s back lengthwise down the spine and then flattening it by pressing on the chest.

Is Spatchcock a boneless chicken?

Both are used as a way to reduce cooking time and allow for even cooking of the meat throughout, however with the spatchcock chicken the carcass is left intact and with the butterfly it is usually boneless.

Does Trader Joe’s sell spatchcock chicken?

5 Reasons Why You Really Need to Try Trader Joe’s Quick + Easy Spatchcock Chicken. Trader Joe’s mission is to make life easier and more delicious and that’s never been more true than with its spatchcock chicken, a pre-marinated bird available in the meat section.