Stretching a dollar can be challenging when the dollar is decreasing in value. What would it be like if you could stretch your hard earned dollar using our Vietnamese chicken recipe? In fact after you review this article, you will learn how to prepare chicken and stretch it over several meals with Vietnamese recipes.

A whole chicken is a great source of meat that could go a long way. You can use the skin, the bones, the meat, and even the internal organs.

First, I peel the chicken skin. If you like skin or love crunchy stuff, you can deep fry the skin and eat as an appetizer or snack. For beer drinkers, you may like to try it at least once. My dad used to love the fried skin to eat with beer. Note: Not all Vietnamese food is healthy for you. Fried chicken skin is not healthy eating. I usually throw the skin away.

After removing the skin, I debone the meat as much as possible. I use the bones to make chicken broth for many Vietnamese chicken soup recipes. There are plenty more fun details on chicken soup bones, too long to list in this article. I am going to save it for the next article. Keep an eye out for an article called “Vietnamese chicken soup recipe” if you are interested.

Some chickens are packaged with gizzards, livers, and a hearts while others are not. If you would like to know for sure before you buy, check the label on the chicken bag. The label will list the contents. The chicken organs also make another interesting snack. They are usually boiled. I dip them in fish sauce and crushed garlic. My family loves them. My mom occasionally buys a whole package of gizzards and hearts for my dad and/or my uncles to enjoy before dinner. The beer drinkers usually get the first dibbs. If you haven't tasted the gizzards or hearts before, give it a try with fish sauce and garlic. You may like it. It is a great alternative to chips and dips. Chicken innards are yummy!!!

Finally, the best part of the whole chicken is the meat. There will be two boneless breasts, thighs, and wings. My family, including the beer drinkers, prefers the dark meat because it is juicer. From the dark meat, you can make lemon pepper chicken and from the white meat you can make a lemon chicken salad. There are plenty more of Vietnamese chicken recipes to choose from. Have fun and experiment.