It's been a long time since I recall these being on special. Last time they were $7.99kg but this time $8.99kg which is still good value. Greek Style or Spiced Mango marinades - both are good.
Ready, Set…Cook! Boneless Butterflied Chicken $8.99 Per kg @ ALDI
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Why me no hear of this. What country is da chicken from?
Turkey?
Chïckiné
If it's not from Chïckiné it's only sparkling bird meat
A non sanctioned country of the US
Aldi slaps.
What is Greek style? is it like when yoghurt that imitates Greek yoghurt?
From behind?
I always thought Greek style was hairy.
wth
up the dollar
It's made from chicken facing economic crisis
That's dark
chicken then won't pay back any debts
With feathers
Anyone had this and can comment on how good/bad it is?
Bought them a while ago. Wasn’t a fan. Wouldn’t buy again. Chicken was rubbery and fatty.
Why would the chicken be rubbery? did you overcook or sth.
I've had it before, and cooked it sous vide, and have been very happy with it.
I buy the Greek regularly. Other flavours weren't good IMO but Greek absolutely slaps
Agree. That's my go-to one too.
I get the Spicy Mango one regularly and Sous Vide it for 2 hours at 60 degrees, peel off the skin and then stir fry to sear, using the juices to create a sauce once the chicken has colour. Great value for money and tastes delicious.
very nice.
just to confirm though - are you searing the skin? or the butterflied chicken that you've removed the skin from?
I remove the skin entirely after sous vide and before searing. You can leave it on and put it skin down if you like for an a la plancha sear. I only remove the skin because I'm dieting and found this cheaper than buying boneless skinless chicken thigh or breast and I like the marinade.
what on earth is a SOUS VIDE lol
Do you sous vide it in the bag it came in or do you transfer it to a sous vide safe bag?
I take the lazy path. I know I shouldn't.
They're good, I like spices and sauces to get it exactly how I want it before cooking but a great timesaver.
Probably had a couple dozen, never a bad one. Don't overcook.
They're really great done in the bbq and chopped up/shredded.
I cut up a bunch of root vegetables and sit the chicken on top of them. Cook until the chicken is done, remove that, blast the veggies as hot as the oven will go to crisp them up and there's dinner done.
Veggies are cooked in chicken fat and sauce, so they taste pretty good.
Chuck one on the Webber every fortnight. Bloody beautiful
Bought them many times. Pretty good for an easy dinner. Best to cook with elevated metal mesh thing so it doesn’t cook swimming in the sauce
They are fantastic! So easy to cook and taste great too.
My mother in law often cooks Aldi meat when we visit. I’m too nice to say so but, the meat is not much good. Tastes weird and has a quite processed texture. Last time was a roast lamb but it was super salty and had a soft (tenderised) texture from marinating in something. Unlike a true, real, roast lamb which is just unadulterated meat and no chemicals/marinades.
Tastiest, juiciest chicken I've had in ages. I'm not near an Aldi and still remember it from a year ago.
lots of water in the marinade, wasn’t dazzled last time, can just was easily buy a raw chicken from aldi coles or woolies and add spices with less water and roast or bbq , but then i have poultry shears so can cut out spine and flatten.
I buy these on the regular, cheap no fuss dinner. I like the spicy mango, my other half prefers the greek. Both a good in my book. I don't know what you could do to them to make them rubbery though, it's just marinated chicken, never had a 'bad' one.
The mango is good, but the greek is ok if you don't overcook.
i throw the mango one on charcoal then eat or get the flat bread fresh from coles + garlic aoli + hot chilli + baby spinach + cheese then sandwich press.
Pity the Smokey bbq flavour seems to have disappeared from everywhere…
I tend to sous vide these then finish in the airfryer. Works a treat.
I'd check because they have others there but with the bone in and I think they might be the smokey BBQ one you are looking for. They are cheaper than this boneless one because you're obviously paying extra for the bone weight.
Also definitely had a boneless Smokey bbq at one point. Used to throw that on the grill for taco Tuesday.
Maybe check because it could be the free-range one which is slightly more expensive by the kilo. I've only ever bought the boneless free-range one once and can't recall which flavor it was.
Yeah I can occasionally find the bone in one, however can't find the boneless one in either side of the NSW/VIC border where I live. I keep looking each time I swing by… :(
Will likely buy plain chicken and marinate it myself, might as well and that way I can control the flavours better.
Tried greek style, its yummo.
We just do air fryer on it and eat them with pita bread and vegetables very tasty😀
what vegg
lettuce, shredded carrots, bell pepper, and some chillies too if you like.
Can you substitute capsicums for bell peppers?
All you need to butterfly your own chicken is a decent pair of scissors/knife.
Is the seasoning worth double the price of un seasonsed chicken?Some people don't have the knowledge to make a good marinade, others don't have the time, others have both but are lazy. You're paying extra for the convenience not the seasoning
I’m not going to that much effort on a Wednesday night personally
Is butterflying and de-boning your chicken to save $4 worth it?
I suppose it depends if you are going for maximum amount of product for money, or the money is time argument.
I bought 2 whole free range chickens at $4.50/kg last week - about $6.50/ea
I broke them down into
- 4 breasts, that I marinated for tikka masala
- 4 marylands, that I’ve frozen but will smoke and shred for a stew
- 4 tenderloins, that I crumbed and froze
- 4 wings, that I marinated in BBQ sauce and roasted
- 2 frames, that I chopped and roasted for 1 litre of chicken stockSo the short answer is, yes
Full chook was $3.99kg
Add lemon zest to Pataks Korma paste, stuff under the skin (takes maybe 1 min).
SPG (salt, pepper, garlic) the skin. Cook however you want.
Basically Jamie Olivers Empire chicken..under 2mins and about $6.
You don't pay for the weight of the bones with this one.
Yeah, but birds have hollow bones.
Not as significant as lamb etc.But both options are winners.
An advantage of buying like this is it is already marinated for 24hrs+, which you rarely think to do in advance. So you save both effort and time.
Fair point.
Where da Peri Peri at
Still there but it's not boneless and a cheaper price.
What are the ingredients?
They don't seem to be listed on the website.
Chicken
and ?
Butterflies
Worrying in general that an animal can be birthed, fed, raised, houses, killed, prepared, packaged, shipped, stocked, refrigerated and sold for $10.
Should it be more or less than that ?
Are they not producing eggs which are then sold for a period of time before they are turned into delicious meat for us to eat?
no, different chooks. Meat chickens only live for ~5 weeks and killed before they reach egg laying age. Egg chickens live for ~18 months and are used for cat food.
The number of chickens that must be killed each day would be staggering
Easily in the thousands
Well over 1 million a day in Oz.
A friend of mine use to drive trucks for Inghams, and I recall him saying there would be @30,000 on the truck.
People complain about the price of petrol, but it needs to be pumped from a km or two underground, captured, piped to a storage facility, loaded onto a ship, shipped to another country, refined to get the valuable part out, shipped to Australia, pumped into storage, pumped into trucks, delivered to a petrol station, pumped into a car and sold for $1.80 a litre at a store that sells 600ml bottles of fizzy sugar water for $4. And somehow that generates billions in profits.
Humans are REALLY good at supply chains.
You forgot the cost of exploration and drilling too lol
per kg, so it will depend on the weight of the bird plus marinade
My local Woolies have been marking down these to ~$2 when approaching BB https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/215868/ste…
Everyone seems to rave on about Aldi. Their normal prices may be SLIGHTLY better, but they never do good markdowns. I hear their dumpsters can be a treasure trove for those inclined..
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The most appetising kind of chicken!
Still perfectly fresh. I'm saving a fortune shopping the markdowns at Woolies. Scoring some amazing stuff at 90% off..
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Ready, Set…Cook!
Tried following these instructions but got stuck on step 2.
Anyone else find these overly salty? decent price though
Yeah they're salty.
how to temper it?
Probably the worst pre-seasoned meat I've ever bought. Spend a bit more and get something nice..
Like what?
These are great for cooking over a spit. I usually get 2 of the souvlaki ones. Cut them into 4 pieces each and thread them onto the stick then put them over the coals and Bob's your uncle.
Yeah I throw the Greek one over the coals, comes up nicely. I've also smoked it but not as good.
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