How to cook extremely soft chicken?
I had this chicken that was extremely soft at a thai restaurant in Portland, Or. The cashew nut chicken dish had small strips of extremely soft chicken.
As you can see, the chicken is not cripsy or seared, it is just cooked in some fashion that makes it extremely soft.
Any ideas on how to reproduce?
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That chicken has been "velveted". The technique is to briefly marinate the chicken chunks in a mixture of egg whites and cornstarch. The result is delicious, very soft chicken. It's a simple technique, great for stir-fried dishes and soups. There are several variations, so here are a bunch of them.
The simplest is to mix 1 Tablespoon of cornstarch into 1 egg white. Marinate thin slices of chicken (breast meat is most commonly used) in the mixture for 30 minutes. Drain the chicken by just letting the marinade slip through your fingers. Now just treat the chicken however you care to cook it; stir-fried, deep-fried or poached are all commonly seen. For something so simple, the result is really quite dramatic.
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Add just enough water to cover the chicken. Turn heat to high, bring to a boil then remove any foam or scum that floats to the top. Adjust the heat so that the water simmers very gently around the chicken. Cook until chicken is very tender, about 30 minutes.How to make Chicken Soft and Tender Everytime! - 3 Pro Tips
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