Butterfly

To cut a boneless piece of meat or seafood, such as a pork chop or shrimp, almost in half so you can form a butterfly shape. Because this technique halves the thickness of the food, the food cooks more quickly.

Recipes

  1. Butterfly Cupcakes

    Jellied fruit slices are perfect little butterfly wings for these kid-favorite treats. A cake mix makes these cupcakes easy to prepare.

  2. Butterfly Cookies

    Nearly translucent candied pineapple and papaya delicately color the wings of these butterfly cookies. Look for candied fruit in specialty shops or large grocery stores.

  3. Butterfly Salad

    Bread is cut into butterfly shapes then toasted to make little croutons for this grape and lettuce salad.

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Articles

  1. Perfect Roast Chicken: Cook Once, Eat Twice

    Tue, 15 May 2012

    I like to Butterfly chicken—a foolproof and low-maintenance way to guarantee a tender, juicy bird every time. By cutting out the backbone with a cooking sheers

  2. Perfect Juicy Chicken Breasts: What’s the Secret?

    Fri, 11 Jan 2013

    folks simply cut slits into their chicken breasts to allow more surface area to reach the liquid. But another method is to butterfly the breast and put some olive oil or butter inside (with some garlic and spices, why not?). Cheese, of course, is another moist stuffing

  3. Little Bit o’ Love: Perfect Valentines Cupcakes

    Fri, 3 Feb 2012

    they’ll be delighted by our doggie-themed cupcakes , or get ‘em in the kitchen with you and have fun making our cute butterfly topper , which looks great on just about any cupcake . Romantic dinner for two on tap? Then it’s time to step it up a notch

Videos

  1. How to Make Lobster Tails with Chive Butter

    Thu, 9 Jun 2011

    then we have 2 tablespoons of snipped fresh chives and 1 teaspoon of grated lemon rind. The first thing you need to do is butterfly your lobster tails. It's really easy with a pair of kitchen shears. Just start at one end and snip through the shell

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    of grated lemon rind. The first thing you need to do is butterfly your lobster tails. It's really easy with a pair of kitchen shears. Just start at one end and snip through the shell,

Food Blogs We Love

  1. Grilled Chicken with Blackberry Sweet and Sour Sauce

    Wed, 8 May 2013

    on time, I’ll make sure that my chicken or pork is cut no more than 1″ in thickness. For chicken breast, I’ll butterfly the breast. To brine for this recipe – Grab a big bowl (or use a soup pot) dissolve 3 tablespoons sugar + 4 tablespoons kosher

  2. Garlic Butter Prawns

    Sat, 26 Jan 2013

    8 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 teaspoons pimenton de La Vera (picante) 1-2 lemons, quartered, to serve - Butterfly your prawns. I followed this video . Keep the heads attached (there is a lot of good stuff in there and you want this to seep out

  3. Caterpillar Roll

    Sun, 12 Aug 2012

    For those who haven’t, let me reassure you that this isn’t an episode of Bizarre Foods, where Andrew Zimmern eats butterfly larva. Indeed, there were no butterflies harmed in the making of this post. It’s called a Caterpillar roll because the rice is

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