Tenderized Chicken

[bananas007]

Does anyone here tenderize their chicken with a mallet/ hammer like kitchen tool. It takes a little bit of extra time to prepare but the taste, and texture makes such a huge difference in "palatbiliy."

 

[j4ever]

Does anyone here tenderize their chicken with a mallet/ hammer like kitchen tool. It takes a little bit of extra time to prepare but the taste, and texture makes such a huge difference in "palatbiliy."

i have been doing that for years, sometimes i also tenderize it then cut in 1 inch cubes, that way i can just mix chicken meat, rice and a veggie together and put some soy sauce on it.

 

[RedBird]

Absolutely !!
Or I do a lot of shredded chicken.
Try shredded chicken white rice.. couple tablespoons of cream of chicken or chicken gravy ...mix......sprinkle some pepper. Done and done.
I never eat just whole chicken breasts ever never never ever I always pound it out or shred it.

 

[EWRECK]

I usually choke mine.

 

[Scuncknuts]

Butterfly cut and tenderized is my favorite way for chicken breast. I usually only eat bone and skin in chicken thigh, I just love the taste.

 

[Luv2test]

I just started using pineapple puree/juice as a tenderizer. Salt, pepper garlic, oregano, lemon or lime juice and pineapple juice. I thought it would be too sweet when I first tried it, but it loses most of sweetness.
The pineapple has enzymes in it that break down meat. Works great for beef too.

 

[RedBird]

Here is plain old boiled check breast. Boiled and seasoning with carrots over rice. It can't get more tender then this. Boil tell it cuts with a spoon. Then boil more

 

[j4ever]

Absolutely !!
Or I do a lot of shredded chicken.
Try shredded chicken white rice.. couple tablespoons of cream of chicken or chicken gravy ...mix......sprinkle some pepper. Done and done.
I never eat just whole chicken breasts ever never never ever I always pound it out or shred it.

i have thrown 2 pounds chicken breast in crockpot, cook 3-4 hours and shred with fork then dump in some bbq sauce

 

[bananas007]

If you want to shred without the manual labor, put it in a mixer like the ones you use for dough mixing. it shreds it pretty good.

I love this tenderizer but its too much labor for weekly cooking if I am working and dont have too many hours to clean and cook. Will have to goback to boring old tenderloins blah!!

 

[RedBird]

Can or shredded chicken jasmine rice cream cheese salt pepper heat you're welcome

 

[old timer]

I had the head come off of my 8 lb hammer. We keep it in the kitchen for that very purpose. Chicken is pounded flat to about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick, and it's so tender, you can eat it on a bun like a hamburger. Delicious.

 

[Firebirdz]

i have thrown 2 pounds chicken breast in crockpot, cook 3-4 hours and shred with fork then dump in some bbq sauce

Crockpot is the way! But i like switching it up with some buffalo sauce

 

[Joshua82]

I used to use a Mallet when I cooked chicken on the skillet. But now I always bulk cook it in the slow cooker and then shred with forks like some other guys here mentioned.

 

[Firebirdz]

When cooking bulk, you can also freeze the shredded chicken as well. Makes for fast meals when you dont have anything prepped.

 

[Creation]

my only issue with chicken is heating it up the next day or 2....it tastes terrible to me....anyone else?

 

[Machine1000]

I throw in drumsticks in crockpot then strip them down when falling off the bone. With some chicken breast. Much better flavor

 

[Joshua82]

my only issue with chicken is heating it up the next day or 2....it tastes terrible to me....anyone else?

this is why i now only go with slow cooked shredded chicken. Ill make enough to last a whole week and have no issues with taste with it.

you can also try throwin in a little chicken bone broth when reheating chicken, helps it get back some of the juiciness and flavor.

 

[Creation]

this is why i now only go with slow cooked shredded chicken. Ill make enough to last a whole week and have no issues with taste with it.

you can also try throwin in a little chicken bone broth when reheating chicken, helps it get back some of the juiciness and flavor.

can you go into more detail how you do it/ post a recipe?

 

[Dave Perez]

I just go to the store and buy a rotisserie chicken