spatchcock
/ˈspætʃkɑk/
noun
- A bird that has been split and flattened for cooking.
- The spatchcock was seasoned with herbs and roasted to perfection.
- We ordered a spatchcock with lemon and garlic at the new restaurant.
- A spatchcock cooks more evenly than a whole bird.
verb
- To split a chicken, turkey, or other bird open along the backbone and flatten it for quicker, more even cooking.
- The chef showed us how to spatchcock a chicken so it roasts in half the time.
- You can spatchcock a Cornish hen on the grill for a delicious weeknight dinner.
- I decided to spatchcock the turkey this Thanksgiving for a crispier skin.
- To insert or interpolate something, especially in a forced or awkward way.
- They spatchcocked an extra song into the concert program at the last minute.
- The politician spatchcocked a joke into his speech that didn't fit the serious mood.
- The editor tried to spatchcock a new chapter into the middle of the novel.