Hasselback Chicken

[Ken Barth]

A little messy trying to put slices into chicken breast’s without going all the way through. Wet brined the breasts for about an hour first. Thin sliced onions and peppers in the chicken slices, drizzle veg oil, sprinkle some fajita seasoning, and onto my Weber kettle with SnS using lump for fuel. Last 5 mins of cook, sprinkle some Mexican cheese on to melt. Delicious! Just like a fajita.

 

[JimK]

Wow! Great idea and execution.

 

[Richard in NS]

Just looks outstanding Ken!

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Interesting indeed!

 

[Darryl - swazies]

Looking good, very well built fire. The right fire for the right job...looks like insane hot, could have made crispy wings on there too.

 

[ChuckO]

I'm about to go into copy-cat mode. Excellent cook Ken

 

[Darryl - swazies]

I have so many questions as the veggies are loaded with water, but the chicken cut like that would loose moisture....
Do it Chuck.......then post it.....
I still like that fire, I rarely cook with a fire like that but I know how it cooks!
Sometimes I toss thin pieces of fresh jealous devil on coals like that, it give off a bit of great flavor.

 

[RichPB (richlife)]

Truly nice looking cook! I expect we're all envious of your taste buds.

If you do hasselback, you probably know about this, but worth saying. When I first heard about hasselback potatoes, someone suggest putting a small, thin carving block on each side and slice down to the blocks. Works well on potatoes, but I expect chicken breast would cooperate less and maybe that's what you meant.

 

[Tim Campbell]

That's a really clever idea, Rich...love it.

 

[JeffG]

Ken

I give you a daily A for a cool idea and actually pulling it off. Not an easy feat I'm sure.
I would of had to buy more chicken, or some super glue....>>>>Bacon ..

 

[Ken Barth]

Ken

I give you a daily A for a cool idea and actually pulling it off. Not an easy feat I'm sure.
I would of had to buy more chicken, or some super glue....>>>>Bacon ..

The next iteration of this I’ll try is bacon and cheddar

 

[CaseT]

Truly nice looking cook! I expect we're all envious of your taste buds.

If you do hasselback, you probably know about this, but worth saying. When I first heard about hasselback potatoes, someone suggest putting a small, thin carving block on each side and slice down to the blocks. Works well on potatoes, but I expect chicken breast would cooperate less and maybe that's what you meant.

We use chopsticks. they work good. With chicken I found that squeezing the chicken breast together helps when slicing. Like putting it in a vise.

 

[RichPB (richlife)]

We use chopsticks. they work good. With chicken I found that squeezing the chicken breast together helps when slicing. Like putting it in a vise.

I was further wondering if it would help to start with somewhat frozen breasts.

 

[Bob H.]

A little messy trying to put slices into chicken breast’s without going all the way through. Wet brined the breasts for about an hour first. Thin sliced onions and peppers in the chicken slices, drizzle veg oil, sprinkle some fajita seasoning, and onto my Weber kettle with SnS using lump for fuel. Last 5 mins of cook, sprinkle some Mexican cheese on to melt. Delicious! Just like a fajita.
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Very nice Ken!

 

[CaseT]

I was further wondering if it would help to start with somewhat frozen breasts.

Most likely would.

 

[Kevin L (NKY)]

I like cook Ken , I am always looking ways to make chicken more interesting.

 

[Richard in NS]

I was further wondering if it would help to start with somewhat frozen breasts.

Rich and Ken, back when there was a butcher here, mine told me to partially freeze chicken to slice it thin for fondue. It should work for hasselback chicken too. He would slice beef for me on his slicer but because of cross contamination he would not do chicken.