Cooking up fan-favorite signature dishesCooking up fan-favorite signature dishes

Chefs and operators are driving traffic to their restaurants by menuing signature dishes that showcase premium chicken and pork. The key to preparing these special menu items, they say, is to start with high quality proteins and then apply the kind of cooking technique that will help the dish stand out in a competitive marketplace. These techniques vary from long-favored methods such as rapid deep frying to flavor-enhancing preparations such as slow roasting.

Here are some menu items that showcase different ways to cook proteins

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