Chicken

The Hidden History of Peri Peri Chicken

Originally from South Africa and Portugal, the peppery, lemony dish is now beloved by Texas Muslims. To understand why, you have to go back four hundred years.

By Brian Reinhart

Recipe: Instant Pot Texas Chicken Green Chili With Cider

Celebrate the start of football season and the last weeks of Hatch chile season with this easy-to-make crowd-pleaser.

By Paula Forbes

The Stuffed Smoked Chicken at Jube’s Smokehouse Is Worth Ordering Ahead

Patrick Joubert’s Fort Worth joint marries the Louisiana flavors of his childhood with the barbecue of his deep Texas roots.

By Daniel Vaughn

Smoked in Texas: Pollos Asados Los Norteños

It was the smoke that stopped me. The juice and fat from fifty-some-odd chickens mixed with mesquite charcoal to form a steady stream of smoke high above the roof line of Pollos Asados Los Norteños in San Antonio. I was scouting another barbecue joint and had stumbled upon the popular spot

By Daniel Vaughn

Try the Smoked Chicken

We love our beef in Texas, and historically, the rest of the nation did too. According to numbers from the USDA, beef and pork battled for protein supremacy until about 1950, when beef took a clear lead for the next six decades. Today, with falling beef consumption and the surging popularity

By Daniel Vaughn

Youngblood’s Fried Chicken Is Returning To Texas

The legendary chicken joint that operated over thirty locations throughout Texas in the 60's is making a comeback.

By Dan Solomon

Feathery Friday: Giant Egg Laid in Abilene

One Abilene chicken had a rough week.

By Sonia Smith

Tamale-Stuffed Game Hen

Marinade 4 game hens 1 tablespoon achiote seeds 2 cups oil 46 ounces tomato juice 3 bay leaves 1 tablespoon granulated garlic 1 tablespoon oregano leaves 1 teaspoon each of dark chile powder, ground cumin, and salt 2 ounces lime juice 4 ounces tequila 1 medium onion, chopped Stuffing 12

By Texas Monthly

Phoebe’s Chicken Climax

2 chicken breasts1 egg1 glop of milkSalt and pepper1/2 cup flourCornflakesOlive oil3 tablespoons butterCheap white wineOreganoSweet basil1 can cream of mushroom soupPaper sack (for shaking up chicken)1 stool (for seeing over the stove) Kill one chicken and rip out its breast. Beat one egg lightly with a glop of milk.

By Texas Monthly

State Fare

From Avner Samuel, chef owner of Avner’s, Dallas.

By Patricia Sharpe

Chicken Tikka

Chicken Tikka with Yellow Lentils and Crispy Pappadums Yellow Lentils 2 tablespoons each celery, onion, and bacon, finely chopped 1⁄2 ounce olive oil 5 cups (40 ounces) chicken stock 2 tablespoons curry powder 2 cups dried split yellow or pink lentils Kosher salt to taste Sauté celery, onion, and bacon

By Texas Monthly

Pollo Picante

By Texas Monthly

Nacogdoches Embraces Burmese Refugees

When refugees from Myanmar moved to the small city to work for Pilgrim's Pride, residents practiced good Texas hospitality and made efforts to bridge the cross-cultural divide.

By Sonia Smith

TMBBQFest, “23 Pitmasters in 23 Days”: Cousin’s Bar-B-Q

Editor’s Note: The Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is almost here! Each day until then, we’ll be talking to one of the featured pitmasters, with questions from TM staffers, esteemed BBQ experts, Twitter followers and you, the readers of this blog. Today we bring you Cliff Payne, 58, of Cousin's

By Jessica Huff

Trailer Thursday: Spicy Fried Chicken at Ms P’s Electric Cock in Austin

A bright red sign outlined in neon lights screams CHICKEN as you approach Ms P’s Electric Cock, a large silver trailer on a quieter part of South Congress Avenue. As you may have guessed from the attention-getting name, Ms P’s is not a place for subtlety. It is, however, a

By Claire Canavan

Funky Chickens

The prairie chickens in Texas’ vanishing grasslands are booming and boyish.

By Alison Cook

EatZi’s Summer Picnic Menu

Roasted rosemary chicken and jicama slaw.

By Texas Monthly

Char-Grilled Honey-Braised Chicken

Recipe From Kim Son, Houston 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast 2 heaping tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder honey to taste 1 package rice vermicelli noodles garnish of mung bean sprouts, shredded green lettuce, chopped fresh mint, peeled and seeded, chopped cucumber 2 tablespoons

By Texas Monthly

Nero’s Chicken Luigi

Recipe from chef Luigi, Nero’s Italian, Dallas A double breast of chicken stuffed with sun-dried tomatoes, fresh goat cheese and spinach, in a fresh roasted garlic cream sauce. 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, split 1/4 lb. goat cheese 1/4 lb. sun-dried tomatoes 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 lb. fresh spinach

By Texas Monthly

The Birds of Death

Cockfighting is probably cruel and certainly illegal, which are only two reasons that attract its aficionados.

By Giles Tippette