Over-scrubbing when washing
Over-scrubbing during washing can cause the chicken skin to crack after boiling. Scrubbing with salt makes the skin thinner and more prone to cracking. If you don’t drain the water after washing the chicken, the boiled chicken will easily become dry.
It is best to gently clean the chicken and then drain it, or soak up the remaining water on the skin before boiling to maintain the beautiful appearance and tender meat.
Pot too small for the chicken
Using a too small pot is also a mistake when boiling chicken, making the finished product turn out bad. It will be difficult to flip and rotate the chicken during the boiling process, resulting in unevenly cooked meat and extremely prone to cracking skin. Remember that the size of the pot that is suitable for the weight of the chicken is an important factor in making the boiled dish perfect.
Adding cold water when the chicken stock is boiling
One of the mistakes that many women easily make is adding cold water to the pot of boiling chicken stock. Doing so causes the boiling chicken stock to take more time to re-boil. At the same time, soaking the boiled chicken for too long makes the meat and skin tasteless when cutting, and prone to cracking.
Boiling chicken for too long, or soaking the chicken in boiling water for too long
Boiling the chicken for too long not only makes the skin soft and cracked, but also dries out the meat. Instead of staring at your phone and leaving the pot on the stove for a long time, you should time it correctly so that the boiled chicken is delicious and beautiful. Moreover, boiling the chicken for too long makes the meat less firm and less flavorful as desired. In addition, boiling the chicken in this way also makes the meat soft and tasteless, easy to break.
How to boil delicious chicken easily
To have a delicious and satisfying boiled chicken dish, before boiling the chicken, you should use toothpicks to secure the head to the body, then put the chicken in the pot and pour water above the chicken and boil on high heat so that the chicken meat does not break.
After putting the chicken in and waiting for the water to almost boil, reduce the heat to low and continue boiling for about 10 more minutes. Note that in this stage, do not cover the pot when boiling. Wait for about 10 minutes, turn off the heat, and cover the pot for another 15 minutes for even cooking.
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