chicken breast's are getting dry and unbearable

[georgie24]

how the fuck do you marinade chicken? i need an idiots guide to marinading/cooking chicken. i HATE chicken now but i do eat it as im cutting right now. im to determined to get ripped this time however my chicken taste like shit and its dry...


please help


i usually buy 30-40 breasts at a clip. i cook them all sunday and freeze them. then i use micro to heat and eat..

 

[JKurz1]

don't cook them so long....just till the insides are white...........if they are skinless, they just stay moist...........

 

[ebear]

You've guessed it, marinating is the key. It's really easy. Basically, you need spices/salt, oil and a bit of something acidic like lemon juice or white wine. You can also add chopped garlic (dried garlic will do quite well, too), chilis, honey, soy sauce, etc. Experiment and see what you like. Try using different oil mixes like sesame, chili and olive. Softer meats like chicken only need about 3-4 hours. Pork & beef do better with longer marination (overnight) to get really tender. Cutting meats into smaller pieces also adds more flavor and tenderness.

One of my favorites is mixing chicken & beef (cut into flat pieces) and marinating in oil, a pack or two of hot thai or indian spice paste and some lemon/lime juice. I then sauté in a very hot pan and freeze into portions. Good stuff!

 

[georgie24]

do they sell a good bottled marinade/tenderizer

 

[Cut]

I wrap them in foil when cooking them (obviously not in the micro) to help keep them moist.

 

[onerepmaximum]

i usually buy 30-40 breasts at a clip. i cook them all sunday and freeze them. then i use micro to heat and eat..

if you're not worried about sodium, just about any marinade would be good. I cook about one week's worth of chicken breasts at a time and I put them in tupperware inside the fridge. Maybe by you freezing them, the makes them a little drier than they would have to be. I put hot sauce on most things too. That helps to break up the monotony. I would say, try cooking less at a time.

 

[georgie24]

thanks guys

 

[Omegasox]

Or you can get Chicken Stir Fry where it's pre-cut and cook that with some veggies and partition it later. Since it's pre-cut, it stays moist and is very good when re-heated.

 

[heregothere]

you don't even have to marinate

just boil them in chicken broth until they're cooked through and pop them in the freezer

grilling and baking (dry heats) tend to leech water out of chicken, especially since it's an extremely lean protein

 

[Judo Tom]

how long do you boil your chicken heregothere?