How to Choose a Pre-cut Chicken
When you want to have a delicious boiled chicken, you first need to choose delicious chickens. To choose a good pre-cut chicken, you should look at the color of the skin. If the skin is yellow, it is a good chicken. Besides, you check the elasticity of the chicken. If the elasticity is good, it proves that the chicken is freshly slaughtered. Conversely, if it is sticky, the elasticity is not good, and the chicken has a strange smell, you should not choose it because the chicken has been slaughtered for a long time and is not delicious.
Besides, you can check the chicken’s wings and armpits to see if there is any water leaking out. If there is no water, it proves that the chicken has not been injected with water and is worth buying.
Necessary Ingredients
1kg chicken
A little bit of fresh onion
3-4 young lemon leaves,
1 fresh gường branch
1 handful of salt
1 pot to boil the chicken
How to Boil Delicious Crunchy Chicken
Step 1: First, when you buy the chicken, you need to clean it under the tap. You can rub salt and wash it repeatedly until the chicken is clean and the characteristic odor of the chicken is gone.
Step 2: Put a few slices of ginger in a pot of water, turn up the heat, and bring it to a boil. Then turn off the heat after the water is boiling. Dip the chicken in this pot of water for about 30 seconds and then lift it out. Repeat this step about 3 times.
Step 3: Next, put the chicken in a new pot of water, bring it to a boil, then reduce the heat and continue to simmer for 10 minutes. Then to see if the chicken is cooked or not, use a chopstick to pierce the chicken’s thigh. If the chicken meat has turned off-white and there is no blood coming out, it means that the chicken is cooked through, and you can turn off the heat. Then immediately take the chicken out and soak it in ice water for about 2-3 minutes.
When the hot chicken meets the ice water, it causes the skin and muscles of the chicken to contract, creating a crunchy and firm texture for the meat. Besides, the secret to keeping the chicken from being crushed and separated after cutting. Remember to follow these 3 steps, and you will have a more beautiful chicken dish than everyone else’s outside. Wish you success with the crispy and crunchy boiled chicken dish that is more delicious than outside the restaurant.