ON THIS WEEK’S episode of Dinner SOS, food director and host Chris Morocco and BA contributor MacKenzie Chung Fegan are here to help caller Sophie overcome her qualms with cooking chicken.
While chicken isn’t Sophie’s favorite thing to prepare, she sees it as a basic skill to check off in becoming a more well-rounded cook. Sophie’s problem is that she fears both under and overcooking the meat. Chris’s answer? Lean into braising and more forgiving cuts of dark meat. He offers up his recipe for Coconut Milk-Braised Chicken Legs, which requires just a few steps of prep before roasting the chicken ‘til tender. MacKenzie’s pick is a recipe for Chicken Paprikash With Buttered Egg Noodles that helps Sophie achieve crispy chicken skin while also delivering a sauce you’ll want to pour over everything.
And because there are no rules on Dinner SOS, they both offer up some wild card recipes too, which don’t involve any fowl play—BA’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies and Slow-Roasted Salmon with Harissa. Listen now to hear how Chris and MacKenzie help Sophie fly high above her chicken cooking fears.