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Step 1

Place the chicken on a cutting surface.

Step 2

Cut through the hip joint, removing the entire leg from the body.

Repeat with the other leg.

A plate of a whole roasted and carved up chicken

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Step 3

Place a leg skin-side down and cut through the joint between the drumstick and thigh.

Repeat with the other leg.

Step 4

To remove the breast meat, make a long cut horizontally near the base of the chicken.

A whole roast chicken getting carved up

Ana Cadena

Step 5

Then, hold the chicken near the breastbone with the carving fork.

Repeat with the second breast half on the other side of the breastbone.

Step 6

Cut the breast meat into slices, if desired.

A whole roast chicken getting carved up

Ana Cadena

Step 7

Bend the wing away from the body and use a knife to remove the wing piece.

Repeat with the other wing.

Cut off the tips, if desired.

A whole roast chicken getting carved up

Ana Cadena

A whole roast chicken getting carved up

Ana Cadena

A whole roast chicken getting carved up

Ana Cadena

A whole roast chicken getting carved up

Ana Cadena

A whole roast chicken getting carved up

Ana Cadena