How long does it take to cook a Coles chicken Kiev with a MEATER®?
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One of my most visited posts here is How long does it take to cook a Coles chicken Kiev? from about this time last year.
Now that I have my MEATER® I thought it would be useful to work out how long it would take using a little measurement science.
I couldn’t get any pieces of chicken Kiev from the delicatessen section at Coles, so I bought some Coles branded chicken Kiev from the frozen food section.
I had to wait for the pieces to thaw before I could bury the MEATER® deep into the chicken Kiev. I did worry that it may allow seepage of garlicky cheesy goodness during the cooking process around the shaft of the MEATER®.
In addition to the chicken Kiev I prepared a fennel salad and when I say prepared, I had leftover fennel salad vacuum packed using my Sunbeam FoodSaver®.
Recipe
- 2 pieces Coles chicken Kiev
- Fennel salad leftover and vacuum packed
- Finger limes
- Lime juice
- Lime zest
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Allow the frozen pieces of chicken to thaw and then insert theMEATER®
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Place into an oven at 200 °C/400 °F and cook according to theMEATER® app
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Reduce the vacuum seal containing the dry fennel salad components
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Toss with some lime juice and olive oil
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Add the juice-filled sacs from Australian finger limes
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Plate up the chicken and salad
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Shoot a photograph
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Eat the meal
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Wash the dishes
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Write the recipe
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Write a blog post and hope my readers will share the recipe on social media
I deliberately do not calculate energy for dishes. I deliberately default to 500 Calories or 500,000 calories because I do not make these calculations.
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Questions and answers
How much difference was there in the cooking time using the MEATER® and the recommended time on the packet?
The packet recommended 35 minutes at 200 °C/400 °F. You can see from the chart that theMEATER® matched that time.
Were you happy with the outcome?
Yes, I am. The crumb coating was crunchy and the meat was moist and tender. There wasn’t a huge amount of seepage of butter during the cooking process.
Is there any point in using the MEATER® in future for Coles chicken Kiev?
Probably not unless I change the cooking temperature.
What are finger limes like?
Each finger contains about a 100 or so taut juice-filled sacs of tangy goodness. They are really refreshing. The finger limes were a good accompaniment with the fennel salad.
Final words
Chicken Kiev isn’t exactly low carb so I regard them as a treat and not a regular food for me.
That looks delicious!
Thank you very much Jessica 😃
I’d never heard of finger limes. I don’t think you can get them over here, though maybe you can in London.
I’m not sure how well finger limes would grow in the UK Emma. Maybe a market in London may have them when they are in season.
This Meater thermometer sounds very cool Gary, does it have a maximum oven temperature you can use it in safely?
Thanks, Beck. I think it’s something like 250 °C, which for most meat should be fine. I wouldn’t put it into a pizza oven all stoked up for a quick flash cook, but for most meat, it should be okay.
I’m very impressed at that intersect between two of your great loves…food and science!!
Thanks Michele. Once I have my sous vide water bath set up I’ll feel like I’m back in a serology laboratory incubating antibody assays.
It has been a long time since I had a chicken kiev but I used to love them!
It’s hard to go past buttery garlicky goodness with crunch 😃
I always enjoy your posts Gary. Nice and informal writing.
Thanks very much Sue. It makes for a nice change to the writing during the week 😃
This is making me hungry.
It was pretty nice Sarah. The outside breadcrumbs were crunchy and the inside was tender and juicy.
Looks and sounds delicious! Tasty! Happy Lunar New Year!!
Thank you very much. I hope this is a good year for you too.
Thanks. Yes.
So far. So good. I’m doing my best to stay and think positive.
So this is what kiev chicken is. Wow. I can just imagine how the butter and garlic combination would be a party in your mouth 😀 Pity about the seepage…hope it didn’t all go to waste.
It was all good with minimal waste Mabel 😃👍