Anyone Tried Cornell Chicken?
As an alumnus of Cornell, I was surprised that the New York Times heralded this chicken preparation. I never ran across it in my 5 years at Cornell (Ph.D.).
Have anyone tried it?
Here's the NYT article: http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/travel/escapes/22nyfood.html
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7 Comments:
Unfortunately, that article came out about 3 weeks *after* I had made a trip to Ithaca. Ed Levine here at SE has had it, I believe, as he alerted me to it at some point before I visited the area. I just had no idea where to get it once I was there (and, admittedly, I forgot about it in my zeal to try a Pines Burger and Purity Ice Cream).
Adam Kuban at 12:02PM on 09/01/08
Cornell chicken is what we grew up on here in WNY too....guess it made it's way west pretty quickly....we've been eating it as long as I can remember. Chiavetta's bbq sauce is based on it....you can buy that sauce commercially...again, born of fireman & church chicken bbq's.
It's really easy to make that sauce at home...here's the recipe from Cornell University's web site:
1 C. cooking oil
1 Pint cider vinegar
3 T. salt
1 T. poultry seasoning
1/2 t. pepper
1 egg, beaten
Add oil to beaten egg, beat again. Add other ingredients and stir.
Use to baste chicken during entire grilling time.
I use cut up chicken pieces, and grill using indirect heat...it takes about 45 minutes....basting every half hour or so. For the last 15 minutes I do put the chicken over direct heat & baste until the skin is crispy.
Chicken done this way has so much flavor & is so juicy....if you love alittle zing in your chicken, you should love this!
mepolo at 2:34PM on 09/01/08
Dang it - I thought this dish had something to do with Chris Cornell, who is, himself, quite a dish.
therealchiffonade at 3:53PM on 09/01/08
i grew up eating this stuff. it's best served with salt potatoes.
altosaxchica at 3:58PM on 09/01/08
One of my favorites! A friend of mine who owns a marina on Lake Erie introduced me to this dish. My understanding is that the hotel school at Cornell gave the class an assignment: come up with a non-tomato based BBQ sauce. This was the result. Please try it....it rocks!
1stmakearoux at 9:08PM on 09/01/08
we made it tonight (marinated since yesterday) and it was fantastic...the best chicken recipe I've had. Why hasn't the word spread on such a great dish!
CambridgeFoodie at 10:15PM on 09/01/08
@therealchiffonade: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/soundgarden_inadvertently_reunites
Adam Kuban at 10:12AM on 09/02/08