Chicken Sans Volaille or chicken without poultry? What in the world? Let’s time travel to the 1930s where in some places chicken was expensive, so industrious folks came up with City Chicken or mock chicken. #emmymade #mockchicken
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00:00 Intro
0:22 What are we making?
0:43 Vintage mock chicken maker.
2:47 Starting the recipe.
3:13 Grinding the meat.
3:52 Seasoning.
5:07 Making the cubed version.
6:45 Using the chicken mold.
9:26 Breading.
12:00 Pan frying.
12:42 Baking instructions.
14:17 Taste test.
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I'm loving the City Chicken stories. Keep 'em coming!
I’m from Pittsburgh, PA and city chicken is definitely still a thing around here. You can get kits in the grocery store that come with the cubed pork and veal and the skewers. I haven’t made any in ages though, I’m going to have to give it a try:)
Love how the size changed between seasoning shots 🤣
You're in a video for 'Weird Food History' Ketchup video at the 10second mark.
I love the history of this. The ‘chicken in every pot’ campaign was run in 1928. That gives you a time reference. The veal and pork version was popular here: northern central Pennsylvania. It’s nonexistent here now. My gram was born in 1907 and lived to be 98. ❤
Tonkatsu? Isn't it katsu pork?
Keep in mind when you pay for a pound of chicken drumsticks you're also paying for the bones, unless you're making stock it's waste. It might be better value to go for solid meat cuts in that case.
So I'm vegan, I see mock chicken. And these assholes did what now??? I'm so disappointed in humanity. Sorry Emmy, I can't stand to watch this and feel a little bit clickbaited. 🙁
A.K.A. Mock Bock Bock 😆
Stuff the cubes in the mold.
You could use that to remake the chicken ice cream you made a few years ago.
You are showcased in this episode of weird history food at 12 seconds of the video.
https://youtu.be/ncV3Cjo2B4k
Wonder if You Seasoned The Pork with Chicken Bouillon & Broth To give More the "Chicken" Flavor.
My grandma used to make these back in the day, in Detroit…..I would think that they would taste more like chicken if you alternated cubes of veal with cubes of pork like Grandma did. These were always a holiday favorite in my family.
I’m curious if you could pull the skewer out and eat it that way. This was fun and I had no idea about this dish!
Is this a similar idea as "chicken steak"?
The food you baked looks delicious 😋
huh, I'm from Michigan and never heard of this before. that's wild!
Well…I never comment BUT!!! I do love your videos. And when I saw this one that says “City Chicken”, I lost it 😂
In our family we call Pigeons, City Chickens!!!! My grandsons don’t know them by any other name!!! 😂
Thanks for the video!! And thanks for the laugh 😅😂
Awesome Video emmymade
I think it’s polish
Love, Love, Love City Chicken. I was raised in the great lakes region. This is my favorite dish!
Seems like a waste of time when hoisin glazed pork would be soooo much better
My mother would buy these at the store here in Michigan back in the 70's and 80's.
Mock Chicken or City Chicken. We loved eating these. Grab the stick and nibble the meat.
Many of them were made by mixing ground pork and veal together because it was cheaper than chicken meat.
There is a meat department at a grocery store called Hardings in Plainwell, Michigan that still makes them today.
Emmy, I lost track of you. I'm glad to have rediscovered your fun videos!
We don't eat pork… I'd be devastated if I accidentally ate one of these thinking it was one of those vegan fake chickens
Wait you got your taste and smell back???? 😍
I’ve never heard of this. Thank you for the lesson.
Try kneading or stirring the coarsely chopped meat for a minute or so before molding. It makes the pieces stick together better and gives it a more chicken like texture.
Does pork need salt? They probably used a meat grinder and threw in scraps of pork and beef. Interesting tool. Where did you get it. I hope you put a link? Maybe even scraps of chicken? I thought mock chicken probably vegan.
I really wanted you to pull out the skewer and try holding it like a real chicken leg
My family always made City Chicken with cubed pork/veal in cracker crumbs. Once browned, the skewers went in a Dutch oven with some sliced onions and chicken broth and were baked covered. I never understood going to the effort of crisping up the crumbs to just turn them soggy in the broth, but it did make a gravy that way.
My grandma made this! I'm from Utah though and when I'd try to describe it to friends no one ever knew what it was
WHY YOU HAVE TO SPEAK SO FAST. YOU ARE NOT BEING HONEST AND SHOULD PUT YOURSELF IN OTHER'S SHOES AND STOP TALKING SO FAST.
Love City Chicken…and yes I'm from NE Ohio.
I love this! By the way, I live in a major pork producing area and pork is indeed still cheaper than chicken!
I grew up eating these in southern California. They were available at our local grocery store meat dept. My dad was from Pittsburgh PA (which is why we knew about them I imagine), and my mom was from Nebraska. I don't eat meat anymore, but I have fond memories about them!
I’d love to see you use this gadget with tofu or even jackfruit and see how it turns out!
City Chicken? The one from South Park?
Emmy I’d love to see you make this cake. It looks very tasty!
https://youtu.be/5EF2JOiU5Ik