Being a religious devotee of food in the media, I came across a picture and a recipe for stuffed chicken wings recently. The picture showcased the beautiful colours of each ingredient perfectly. It was a picture of a mound of deep fried chicken wings dissected in the middle showing off a round of ham, and other yummies.
As I reached for a tissue to catch my saliva from dribbling all over my clothes, I had the crazy idea I would also attempt the recipe. After all, the recipe only had 4 ingredients, and 4 steps. The 4th step was - eat hot chicken wings with caution. Now, I have no idea on how to debone a chicken wing. So, I searched on the Net for some youknowhow videos that will turn me into a master chicken wing deboner.
I changed my mind after watching the first video. The process looked as complicated as open heart surgery. A blog entry even described it as 'laborious'. Wait a minute... Is it worth three hours of my Saturday deboning chicken wings for some praises around the table? Hmm... debatable, but I don't think it is.
Maybe all recipes should have a difficulty rating, something like:
Level 1 - so easy you can do it in your sleep.
Level 2 - takes some time and effort but won't kill you.
Level 3 - don't even think about it. Go to your nearest restaurant.
I'll just attempt Level 1's most of the time and Level 2 on a day I need some challenge in my life. But right now, I think I'll just go to my nearest restaurant and ask if the chef can prepare a dish of deep fried stuffed chicken wings.
2 comments:
You can get your local butcher to debone for you. I do that all the time! It save my sanity.
OK I try asking the next time!
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