MapleEngineer@lemmy.ca to FoodPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoHomemade Chicken Fried Ricelemmy.caimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up127arrow-down1imageHomemade Chicken Fried Ricelemmy.caMapleEngineer@lemmy.ca to FoodPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
No recipe for this one, sorry. I followed Mandy’s recipe from Souped Up Recipes on YouTube. I just liked this picture.
minus-squaredanc4498@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI can never get the chicken to taste the way I want it to.
minus-squareDocMcStuffin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHave you tried brining it? I tried that a couple years ago and it makes a world of a difference for chicken breast.
minus-squaredanc4498@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIs that just like salt water for a couple hours?
minus-squareCheebus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoYes, brining chicken involves putting it in saltwater for several hours (which can go overnight). You can also add herbs to enhance the flavor of the brine. I actually do this with a whole turkey every year for Thanksgiving, believe it or not!
minus-squareMapleEngineer@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoSalt and sugar. We do 50/50. Use lots, like ridiculous amounts of both.
I can never get the chicken to taste the way I want it to.
Have you tried brining it? I tried that a couple years ago and it makes a world of a difference for chicken breast.
Is that just like salt water for a couple hours?
Yes, brining chicken involves putting it in saltwater for several hours (which can go overnight). You can also add herbs to enhance the flavor of the brine. I actually do this with a whole turkey every year for Thanksgiving, believe it or not!
Salt and sugar. We do 50/50. Use lots, like ridiculous amounts of both.