Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a chicken dish that is cooked on a rotisserie, using indirect heat in which the chicken is placed next to the heat source.[1] Electric- or gas-powered heating elements may be used, which use adjustable infrared heat.[2] These types of rotisseries have proven quite functional for cooking rotisserie-style chicken.[3] Leftover rotisserie chicken may be used in a variety of dishes, such as soup, chicken salad and sandwiches.[4]
United States
In the United States, ready-to-eat rotisserie chickens were available in super markets and some butcher shops as far back as the 1930s, and were always a popular item with shoppers. Although they may have gained some added popularity in the 1990s with Boston Market, this quick meal option had been a well-established staple for decades. After World War II, and with the rise in popularity of fast foods, there was an increase in dinners eaten out, so consequently there were fewer trips to the grocery store. So many grocery stores used rotisserie chickens as loss leaders to bring shoppers into the store.[5]
In 2010, 600-million rotisserie-cooked chickens were purchased by consumers "in U.S. supermarkets, club stores and similar retail outlets".[4] In the U.S., chickens used for rotisserie cooking may be injected with brine to retain moisture.[4] Additional ingredients may be used to add flavor and to brown the chicken, such as oleoresin, yeast extract, sodium tripolyphosphate and natural flavorings.[4]
In 2014, Costco sold approximately 76 million rotisserie chickens in the United States. [5]
A Costco rotisserie chicken
A packaged rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken being cooked at a restaurant in California.jpg)
Jerk Chicken with Couscous Jerusalem
In popular culture
Swiss Chalet, a Canadian chain of casual dining restaurants, owns a cable channel that exclusively airs content related to rotisserie chicken, "twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week".[6] It typically airs chickens rotating on a rotisserie.[6] Occasionally, a dancing man appears wearing a costume that "look like a container of Swiss Chalet's dipping sauce".[6]
Gallery
Chickens being roasted on a spit. Romance of Alexander, Bruges, 1338-44 (The Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS 264 fol 170v)
Rotisserie chicken prepped for cooking on a barbecue grill
Rotisserie chicken (pollo rostizado) cooking at a take-out shop in the Obrera neighborhood of Mexico City
See also
References
Citations
- ↑ Raichlen 2001, p. 211
- ↑ Krasner, Deborah (2007). The new outdoor kitchen: cooking up a kitchen for the way you live and play. Taunton Press. pp. 61-62. ISBN 1561588040
- ↑ Gisslen, Wayne; (et al.) (2006) Professional Cooking, for Canadian Chefs. John Wiley & Sons. 9. 47. ISBN 0471663778
- 1 2 3 4 Benwick, Bonnie S. (October 30, 2012). "The bird that goes around, stays around". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- 1 2 Karin Klein. "Are Rotisserie Chickens a Bargain?". Priceonomic. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- 1 2 3 Dean, Sam (May 17, 2012). "The 24-Hour Chicken Channel". Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
Sources
- Adler, Karen; Fertig, Judith M. (2005).The Barbecue Queens' Big Book of Barbecue. Harvard Common Press. p. 217. ISBN 1558322973
- Raichlen, Steven (2001). How to Grill: The Complete Illustrated Book of Barbecue Techniques, a Barbecue Bible! Cookbook. Workman Publishing. ISBN 0761120149
Further reading
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- Vasko, Cat (March 4, 2014). "Grocery Store Economics: Why Are Rotisserie Chickens So Cheap?". KCET. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- Baird, M. (2009). 101 Things to do with Rotisserie Chicken. 101 Things to do With. Gibbs Smith. ISBN 978-1-4236-0764-9.
