Pan-Roasted Chicken With Chiles de Árbol
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This doesn't seem complete. Simply browning chicken and them transferring to a broiler would seem as if the chicken is not completely cooked. No recipe is cool if you already know how to cook. This is irresponsible because of salmonella poisoning and there actually is an oven recipe for this dish in which the oven plays a major role in btween the stove and broiler. In fact, you may not need the broiler at all.
The main point of broiling is probably to brown the crumbs, so you could brown the crumbs before putting them on. Be sure you've crisped up skin well during the pan fry. You'll need to put it in a hot oven for a bit to set the mustard/crumb coating. Judicious use of a plumber's torch works well too (judicious being the key word - start from a distance and move in slowly).
An instant-read thermometer is indispensable for determining whether meat is safe to eat. In this case, the chicken should be done (165 degrees F) or slightly underdone before it goes into the broiler. If you don't have one, cut into the meat near the bone and proceed with the topping only when you no longer see red at the bone. Please don't solo until you are well acquainted with the essentials of landing the plane.
Made this tonight and used two dried, crumbled chiles and dear LORD I pepper sprayed my family! It’s been over an hour and we’re still sneezing and coughing. Windows all open, fans running. Stuck very close to this non-recipe and I’m not sure what went wrong. It tasted fine, but at what cost??
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