How to carve a chicken – Jamie Oliver’s Home Cooking Skills

okay I’m going to show you how to carve

okay I’m going to show you how to carve up a chicken this is my chicken spin out

up a chicken this is my chicken spin out

up a chicken this is my chicken spin out the oven a few minutes now so it’s

the oven a few minutes now so it’s

the oven a few minutes now so it’s cooled down slightly and I can touch it

cooled down slightly and I can touch it

cooled down slightly and I can touch it without burning myself I’ve got myself a

without burning myself I’ve got myself a

without burning myself I’ve got myself a steel carving knife make sure it’s nice

steel carving knife make sure it’s nice

steel carving knife make sure it’s nice and sharp and I’ve got myself a roasting

and sharp and I’ve got myself a roasting

and sharp and I’ve got myself a roasting fork and this is really good for picking

fork and this is really good for picking

fork and this is really good for picking up the chicken and actually making sure

up the chicken and actually making sure

up the chicken and actually making sure it stays in the right place while I

it stays in the right place while I

it stays in the right place while I carve it okay so first things first

carve it okay so first things first

carve it okay so first things first here’s the chicken pick it up and plop

here’s the chicken pick it up and plop

here’s the chicken pick it up and plop it on my carving board and the first

it on my carving board and the first

it on my carving board and the first thing I’m going to do is take the legs

thing I’m going to do is take the legs

thing I’m going to do is take the legs off and to do that you just cut down

like this down the side of the chicken

like this down the side of the chicken and just open it out and you should it

and just open it out and you should it

and just open it out and you should it should break away pretty easily the bone

should break away pretty easily the bone

should break away pretty easily the bone should pop out this socket and you can

should pop out this socket and you can

should pop out this socket and you can just cut it off like that

just cut it off like that

just cut it off like that really easy I’ll do the one on the other

really easy I’ll do the one on the other

really easy I’ll do the one on the other side there we are

side there we are

side there we are well crunch that down so we separate the

well crunch that down so we separate the

well crunch that down so we separate the chicken from the thigh there we go

chicken from the thigh there we go

chicken from the thigh there we go now if you want you can cut the

now if you want you can cut the

now if you want you can cut the drumstick and the thigh we find the

drumstick and the thigh we find the

drumstick and the thigh we find the joint in there somewhere

joint in there somewhere

joint in there somewhere there we go and these can be served on a

there we go and these can be served on a

there we go and these can be served on a small chicken these can be served as

small chicken these can be served as

small chicken these can be served as individual pieces here we go now if you

individual pieces here we go now if you

individual pieces here we go now if you want to take the chicken off the bone

want to take the chicken off the bone

want to take the chicken off the bone all you need to do is just scrape it

all you need to do is just scrape it

all you need to do is just scrape it down like that and it should come off

down like that and it should come off

down like that and it should come off quite easily in one piece so there’s a

quite easily in one piece so there’s a

quite easily in one piece so there’s a bone drumstick

bone drumstick

bone drumstick now the thigh there’s a bone running

now the thigh there’s a bone running

now the thigh there’s a bone running through the middle and what you can do

through the middle and what you can do

through the middle and what you can do is just cut it into three strips here

is just cut it into three strips here

is just cut it into three strips here with your sharp knife doesn’t matter if

with your sharp knife doesn’t matter if

with your sharp knife doesn’t matter if it breaks up a bit

okay now the wings just come off like

okay now the wings just come off like that and you can either serve them whole

that and you can either serve them whole

that and you can either serve them whole or just cut them through the joints and

or just cut them through the joints and

or just cut them through the joints and serve them like that

and when it comes to the breasts just

and when it comes to the breasts just cut the skin here at the top before you

cut the skin here at the top before you

cut the skin here at the top before you carve it and just cut nice slices like

carve it and just cut nice slices like

carve it and just cut nice slices like that

this is where you’re glad that you let

this is where you’re glad that you let it cool down slightly so you don’t burn

it cool down slightly so you don’t burn

it cool down slightly so you don’t burn your fingers too much one nice tip for

your fingers too much one nice tip for

your fingers too much one nice tip for this is you can use a clean rubber glove

this is you can use a clean rubber glove

this is you can use a clean rubber glove if you like and that mix that keeps your

if you like and that mix that keeps your

if you like and that mix that keeps your hand from burning if it’s really quite

hand from burning if it’s really quite

hand from burning if it’s really quite hot

hot

hot okay now this but here’s the wishbone

okay now this but here’s the wishbone

okay now this but here’s the wishbone and you pull it out if you like

some people like to wish on that now the

some people like to wish on that now the other side I’m gonna take the breast off

other side I’m gonna take the breast off

other side I’m gonna take the breast off in one it’s very easy you just cut it

in one it’s very easy you just cut it

in one it’s very easy you just cut it off the bird by that turn it over and

off the bird by that turn it over and

off the bird by that turn it over and this is actually really quite an easy

this is actually really quite an easy

this is actually really quite an easy way to cut because now you’ve got the

way to cut because now you’ve got the

way to cut because now you’ve got the breast on the board you just cut down

here’s a card up chicken now before we

here’s a card up chicken now before we go to best bits of me

go to best bits of me

go to best bits of me arguably on the bird are right here on

arguably on the bird are right here on

arguably on the bird are right here on the back see that’s where the lengths

the back see that’s where the lengths

the back see that’s where the lengths used to go and this two little nuggets

used to go and this two little nuggets

used to go and this two little nuggets right here and they’re called the

right here and they’re called the

right here and they’re called the oysters and they just pop out like that

oysters and they just pop out like that

oysters and they just pop out like that see looks like a little oyster this is

see looks like a little oyster this is

see looks like a little oyster this is the bit not to miss and of course don’t

the bit not to miss and of course don’t

the bit not to miss and of course don’t forget any juices on your board they go

forget any juices on your board they go

forget any juices on your board they go into a tray to make your gravy and

into a tray to make your gravy and

into a tray to make your gravy and that’s certainly can’t be chicken