stewing chicken
turkey Equivalents: One pound boneless turkey = 3 cups. Notes: Markets often sell whole turkeys at bargain prices during the holidays, using them as loss leaders.
Stewing Chicken - A size classification for chicken. A stewing chicken is over 10 months old and weighs from 4 to 6 pounds.
Hen: a female bird. A hen chicken, also called a fowl or stewing chicken, is mature and suitable only for stewing. A young hen turkey (5-7 months old) is suitable for roasting.
This popular and versatile type of poultry falls under several classifications: broiler-fryer, roasters, stewing chickens, capon, cornish hen, squab chicken, and cock or rooster.
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Also called mature, old chickens, or hens, these should be poached or simmered. Stir ...
This bird, taken from the jungles of southeastern Asia around 1400 B.C., has become a popular food fowl throughout the world. Boiler:fryers are 2.5 months old; roasters are 8 months old; stewing chickens are 10 to 18 months old.
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