It means tying poultry (turkey, chicken, capon, or Cornish hen) into a tidy bundle that ensures you’ll get a perfectly roasted bird that’s cooked evenly from end to end, just like the culinary professionals do. Trussing a chicken makes it much easier to prevents the wings and legs from burning.
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Step 4: Tie (Chicken Push-up Bra!)
Bring the string around between leg and breast, then give it one overhand knot and pull tight. The wings will be solidly pinned to the body, and the chicken breast will pop up – much like youve just given it an underwire push-up bra1. Note that this is NOT a solid knot – we just want to be able to tighten up on the string. 1(Silly, yes, but it helped me remember how to do this when I was learning.)
Step 1: Gather Tools and Ingredients
Youll need: – one chicken (or other bird) – a clean (and cleanable) surface to work on (I use the interior of the butcher paper the chicken came in) – a piece of clean natural kitchen twine, long enough to loosely wrap around the entire chicken without touching1, at least 30 inches (cotton, hemp, etc – nothing that will melt, discolor, or otherwise isnt fit for contact with food or heat) – soap and water to clean yourself up – bleach to clean any bits of counter contaminated with raw chicken 1 The first few times you do this, start with a longer piece than you think necessary; you can always cut the extra ends off.
How to Truss a Chicken for Rotisserie
FAQ
Do you have to truss rotisserie chicken?
What is the best way to truss a chicken?
Flip the chicken breast-side up. Place it in the roasting pan and tuck the wings behind the neck area of the chicken. Pull the skin over the breast meat as tightly as you can, and tuck it into the cavity. The chicken is now trussed and ready to cook.
What are the benefits of trussing a chicken?
Trussing a chicken (or any other bird) ensures that the legs and wings are firmly fastened against the body. This helps the chicken maintain its shape and cook evenly without drying out any of the extremities. This basic form of trussing is dead easy, and takes less than a minute once you know how.
What is trussing a chicken?
Trussing simply refers to the technique of tying poultry for cooking. It entails tying up the legs and wings of either chicken, capon, or turkey before roasting. Though trussing is mainly reserved for rotisserie, it also works well for barbecue and grilling. There are two ways you can truss poultry: string and stringless trussing.