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A 5-Second Hack for Better Chicken Breasts
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10 Comments
TexasSky
June 28, 2020
I have tried the chicken breast hack and I don't know if I am doing it correctly because every time I try it I fail miserably. Any chance of doing a quck tutorial video to show the best way to do it. I end up cutting the tendon out of the breast and when I do that I lose about 1/4 of the chicken breast. Any suggestions would be
Very helpful and much appreciated.
Very helpful and much appreciated.
Peggy
May 21, 2020
That’s a cool hack but the tenderloin is tender already and doesn’t need It taken out in my opinion
Deleted A.
May 21, 2020
Here in Montreal, I have never had to deal with that as I have never found such a tendon in any boneless breast I've bought in our grocery stores. They are always sold fully trimmed here. And I do go through a LOT of boneless breasts, I will be making Greek chicken brochettes tomorrow as a matter of fact.
William D.
May 21, 2020
It's possible that they've already removed the tenderloin and sold it separately.
pinkbeach
May 20, 2020
I understand how Tik Tok can make a hack widely viewed, however, the easiest way to remove this tendon is by laying the piece of chicken on the cutting board. With a knife in your right hand and a short end of the tendon in the left forefinger and thumb (sorry lefties, just reverse the directions). Then place the knife on the exposed tendon and slide away from the left fingers holding the tendon. I learn this on cooking shows in the 80's. I guess I must be older than dirt.
Andrew W.
May 21, 2020
Maybe it's just me, but I tried doing this several times and could never get it right. I'd end up slicing right through the tendon or filleting off a chunk of the tender too small to make into a chicken finger, but too big to not be upset about wasting.
Judith D.
May 23, 2020
I'm older than dirt and that's how I do it, but I loved her enthusiasm so much that I will give this technique a try.
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