March 14, 2012
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Chickened out
I was roasting some chicken legs the other day. I usually pull the meat out and use the bones for stock. I saved most of the meat for my dad and my sister. This is what I usually do on Sundays. I try to make one meal and/or one soup (usually Chinese soups) for them. It saves both of us a bit of time during the weekday. As I peeled the chicken skin off, I noticed how the skin was nicely browned. I knew it would taste good. It was just salt, pepper, garlic powder and a bit of paprika. I drizzled some olive oil on it as well. Although I let the chicken rest for about 10 minutes, it was still hot. Almost all of the fat from the skin was already rendered. I was so tempted to just try one. I just have this weakness for crispy skin – e.g. the crunchy skin from a roast pork
But I’ve been trying to eat healthy foods lately. I’m not always successful though. But I knew if I ate the chicken skin it would just go to my waist. So I use one of the oldest tricks in the book. If I eat this, my dick will shrink.
That seemed to do the trick. My male ego took control and said NO. I just took the skin, bones and used it to make chicken stock. (I skim the oil off). I worry though that at my next physical, my doctor will be thinking “I think Matt has been eating a lot of chicken skin.” Of course she’s too polite to say anything to me. It doesn’t help that her office is right beside a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet. The evil chicken skin:
Sorry for the juvenile entry. My brain isn’t functioning properly.
Comments (28)
Oh I think your brain is functioning properly – anything to help us loose weight – even lying to ourselves!
@Fatcat723 - so lying is good!
Haha, that’s a new one. Everything in moderation
I know I can’t be too healthy or too unhealthy for too long – my body seems to crave either if I am too severe with my diet.
But skin’s the best! Guilty pleasure, myself.
Dude… you should have eaten it and then gone for a run or something. Half of the reason why I work out is so I can just eat whatever I want.
I LOVE crispy skin!! My favorite is crispy duck skin! We usually blast roast duck in the microwave so all the fat can melt off. Then I bake it in the oven to crisp it back up.
I just ate a little bit of the crispy skin of a Kentucky Fried Chicken drumstick. So long as the portion is not too excessive, it’ll be okay!
You have amazing self control. I just got late-night McDonalds and after reading your entry and looking at the ‘nom-tastic’ looking chicken skin… I want Asian Fried Chicken now. :]
Crispy chicken skin makes your peewee shrink?
I guess I will no more eat any forbidden fruits.
Yeah, something you should think about. The fatter your tummy gets, the smaller your package,. And if your not careful, it will end up looking like a turtle head. It will draw into itself when it perceives danger.
crispy chicken skin is so tempting…. but i try not to eat it very often as well. sometimes i’ll compromise… i eat a small piece, but not the whole thing. i try to find the crispiest part that i can when i do that hahaha.
i love roasting whole chickens, and then taking the bones out to make soup. i think it makes a much better soup than buying premade broth in the store… much better flavors.
Omg loooooove the crispy skin of roast pork 8] And chicken skin is da besttttttt!
LOL I love chicken skin and my dick is still being the great dick that it is… Hahaha
MMM.
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@oxyGENE_08 - Best comment ever.
I like the crispy chicken skin too. But I forget how long it has been since I cooked the chicken with the skin on.
Ha ha ha… oh, the things to worry about in life.
interesting trick about the chicken skin, never heard that one before. you have really good self control, and you can cheat once in a while. Just eat everything in moderation and you should be fine.
i’m salivating as i’m reading this. yes, nothing comes close to the goodness of the crispy skin of roasted pork. and i just had some few nights ago. in moderation, ofcourse
@stepaside_loser - moderation is good. I worry about my self control. It’s like salt – I don’t eat a lot of it but every so often I’ll crave it.
@Roadlesstaken - I agree … that greasy, crunchy, salty skin is the best.
@supanamja - ah yeah…. you’re right. I better get to the gym soon.
@youngvan - that’s a neat trick to nuke the skin and then put it back in the oven to crisp it back up. I also like the Peking duck skin… but omg, it’s so sinfully greasy.
@CurryPuffy - I have a hard time picturing you eating KFC after seeing all those food porn you put up.
@Devilzgaysianboi - late night McDonald’s? It’s almost midnight here and I’m getting hungry!
@beowulf222 - just call me Dr. ElusiveWords MD.
@ZSA_MD - I use the skin mainly to prevent the chicken from drying out (if I forget to check).
@catstemplar2 - and it’ll never come out? hahaha….
@christao408 - yeah – well, I’m trying to eat healthier. It’s too bad you don’t live down in the same building. I could just go over to your place for lunch…. and dinner…. and breakfast.
@ElusiveWords - wearing a mask?
@oxyGENE_08 - hahahaha… Pinoy power for the win!
@kev1nccho1 - I’m getting sleepy looking at your profile pic. *yawn*
@wannabepinkrocker88 - I’m glad you enjoyed the entry, thanks for dropping in.
@rudyhou - moderation for me is an entire pig (a small one of course).
@icebladz - I think I need to moderate my moderation.
@hilabpartnerxD - I agree… I hate it when people just take the pork skin during dinner.
@kunhuo42 - I do the same thing too with the bones. I even buy the bones from roast pork and use those too. I saw one TV show where the hostess said you shouldn’t throw out the bones from dinner. But I get a bit queasy about that, I mean others have sucked the meat out and I don’t want to those bones in my stock. I know the boiling water will kill all the germs but in my mind, I’ll be able to taste other people’s uhm… flavour.
@christao408 - probably – why?
@ElusiveWords - lol lol… i won’t expect anything less from you, matt
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