How to cook chicken fillet correctly and for how long. Details: 20 minutes, 1 tsp. salt, peppercorns, onion or garlic.
Chicken fillet is an integral part of many dishes. Many do not like chicken fillet due to the fact that it turns out dry. But here it is not the fillet that is to blame, but the one who cooks it.
The fillet contains very little connective tissue. Therefore, the fillet is cooked quite quickly. Another nuance is that the fillet contains very little fat and prolonged cooking will cause the fillet to become tough. Often the recipe states that the fillet must first be boiled until tender.
In order for the fillet to turn out juicy, it is necessary to take into account some tips when cooking it:
- In order for the fillet to turn out juicy, dip it only in hot water.
- If the fillet is cooked for soup and the broth is important, then the fillet is laid out in cold water.
- Don't overcook the fillet. From prolonged cooking, the fillet becomes tough.
- Cook the fillets on low heat, or after boiling, immediately remove and wrap the pan with a thick terry towel. After 20 minutes, the fillet will be ready.
- Boil the fillet in a small amount of water.
- Check the readiness of the fillet with a knife. Pierce the meat with a knife. If the fillet pierces easily, it is ready.
Recipes with chicken fillet
Step 1
For work, we need chicken fillet (200 grams), water, a mixture of peppercorns, salt, garlic.
Step 2
Bring 2 liters of water to 70°C in a saucepan.
Step 3
Rinse the fillet and place in hot water. Bring to a boil over high heat.
Step 4
After boiling, reduce the fire to the lowest. Add salt (1 tsp), a mixture of peppers (1 handful), 1-2 cloves of garlic, other spices to taste and desire. Cook covered for 20 minutes without boiling. In another option, the fillet can be immediately removed after boiling, wrapped in a thick terry towel and kept in this state for 20 minutes.
Step 5
Fillet is ready.