how do i flake chicken?

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 09 Jan 2006 16:42 PST

Does this suffice as an answer to your question?

Flake 
Means to break or pull apart a food, like chicken or fish, that
divides naturally. All you do is follow these divisions, pulling at
them gently with one or two forks, or flake with your fingers.

Source: Google's cache of
http://www.howardcollege.edu/homepages/tony/food/cookinghintsandtips/definitions.htm

Best regards,
Rainbow

Hello Jagerman,

    
Flaking and shredding are interchangeable cooking terms.

 "To shred chicken, use two forks and insert the prongs, back sides
facing each other, into the center of a portion of meat. Pull the
forks gently away from each other, causing the meat to break into thin
strips. Continue the process until the entire piece has been pulled
apart."
This site has a nice picture of the act of shreddig chicken.
http://www.hormel.com/templates/knowledge/knowledge.asp?catitemid=25&id=331

This site has a wee bit of help:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/ck_recipe_how_tos/article/0,1971,FOOD_9813_1921219,00.html


"Place chicken breasts in crock pot (important that they be skinless -
bones are OK, they will have to be removed later, though)
sprinkle pepper over chicken and add 3/4 of the bottle of bbq sauce to
chicken. Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours - (if using bone in
chicken remove bones after 3 hours.) shred chicken with fork/spoon -
chicken should readily fall apart and shred."
http://www.ojar.com/view_14729.htm


Anecdotally, when I shred cooked chicken for my empanadas, I let the
chicken boil til it falls off the bone. I remove the chicken from the
pot, and let cool. Then, as I pull it off the bones, it practically
shreds itself. Just pulling it off (with clean hands, of course)
should do the trick. If not use the fork method above.

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Regards, Crabcakes

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