Chicken wings are a familiar ingredient used to make many dishes such as grilling, frying, stir-frying, stewing, roasting, and braising, and all of them are loved even though the amount of meat in chicken wings is not much. However, it is not always possible to buy fresh chicken wings, so many people choose to buy frozen chicken wings at the supermarket.
To know if frozen chicken wings at the supermarket are good or not, we need to consider the following 4 points:
1. Ice layer surrounding the chicken wings
First, look at the layer of frost surrounding the chicken wings. We should not underestimate this layer of ice because it is the important “evidence” to confirm whether it is fresh enough or not.
Therefore, when buying chicken wings, you should buy ones with a thin layer of frost because it means they have been frozen for a short time and still fresh.
If this ice layer is too thick, it shows that it has been frozen for too long and the meat is as hard as ice. When you see such chicken wings, do not buy them.
2. Smell
Although frozen, fresh chicken wings still have a slight meat smell. If it has a smell, the chicken wings are slightly rancid or even smelly, or have the smell of antibiotics… When encountering chicken wings like that, it is best to avoid them. Those chicken wings have been left out for too long and are not good for health.
3. Look at the surface of the chicken wings
If it is relatively fresh chicken wings, its skin color is slightly yellow or beige, and shiny, without feathers. But if the chicken wings are white or very pale, they may have been soaked in water. In addition, if there are small gray or black spots on the chicken wings, it may be mold, so stay away from them.
4. Check the bounce
Freshly refrigerated chicken wings will have good bounce. Press your finger into it and it will quickly return to its original state. Chicken wings that are not fresh or have been frozen for too long will not have bounce and will become firm.
In addition, there are frozen and thawed chicken wings multiple times. These chicken wings often have a dry surface.
According to Vietnamese Women