Cutting a Chicken into 12 Pieces

Appears in
How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

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  1. Pull the legs away from the body and cut at the upper joint with a heavy knife or cleaver to remove the leg and thigh from the body.

  2. Run your finger on the inside of the leg to find the joint that attaches the drumstick to the thigh, then cut them apart.

  3. Cut the wings from the breast.

  4. Cut the back away from the breast, then cut the back in half.

  5. Cut the breast in half along the breastbone, then cut each half in half again.