Brilio.net - Chicken has always been a favorite side dish for many mothers for their families. Apart from its delicious taste, chicken meat is also rich in protein and is suitable for turning into various dishes. You must be familiar with fried chicken, grilled chicken, chicken stew, chicken curry, chicken rendang, and many more.
However, if you don't know the tricks for cooking chicken, usually the results will be tough and less juicy, you know. Many people overcome this by coating the chicken with baking soda before cooking. However, netizens on the TikTok account @tehnickekania have another trick that is no less effective.
After investigating, this trick to make chicken meat juicy and not tough is easy to put into practice because it only requires one type of kitchen ingredient. Let's take a look at the trick on the next page.
So, instead of using baking soda, you can do this trick to make the chicken meat juicy and not tough by marinating the chicken using lime juice. The owner of the TikTok account @tehnickekania explained, if you have stock, you can also add milk to make the results even juicier. But if you just use lime , it's no problem.
"Just using lime is mandatory, because it will break the protein chain," he said, quoted by BrilioFood from TikTok @tehnickekania on Thursday (11/4).
Reporting from savorysuitcase.com, limes have quite high acidity. Well, this acid works to break down the protein fibers in chicken meat and increase the fluid content in it, so that the chicken can be juicier.
photo: TikTok/@tehnickekania
Simply marinate the chicken in lime for at least 30 minutes before cooking. After marinating, chicken meat can be immediately seasoned and cooked. Apart from that, before seasoning, you can also wash the chicken meat first if you don't want the sour taste of the lime remaining on the chicken.
photo: TikTok/@tehnickekania
How about it, from now on you don't need to be confused anymore about making tender and juicy chicken, right? Looking at @tehnickekania's TikTok upload, apart from having been watched 44 thousand times, the comments column is also filled with enthusiastic netizens, you know.
"If you've given it lime for 30 minutes, rinse the tea again?" asked TikTok @ab and got the answer from the video owner, "You can rinse it or not, but not yet, because it's still a short time, but if it's been all day."
"But, if it's already been cooked, but it's still hard, what do you do, greetings from North Maluku," said TikTok @MomzChaRhaka and replied, "It's already cooked, it's better to just process it again. Make shredded chicken."
"How long to soak the milk and lime?" said TikTok @Ayu Septya Devy Angg and received the reply, "at least 30 minutes."
Benefits of lime for beauty.
Lime certainly contains many nutrients for the body, especially skin and hair. You can use this kitchen ingredient to get the best benefits to improve your beauty.
1. Brightens the skin.
The vitamin C content in lime helps reduce melanin production, so it can help brighten dull skin and reduce dark spots.
2. Disguise blemishes and acne scars.
The natural whitening properties of lime can help disguise blemishes and acne scars, and reduce inflammation of the skin.
3. Refreshes the skin.
Application of lime as a natural toner can help refresh and rejuvenate the skin, giving it a more radiant appearance.
4. Treat acne.
The citric acid content in lime has antimicrobial and antiseptic properties which can help clean pores and treat acne.
5. Control excess oil.
Lime can help reduce excess oil production in the skin, making it suitable for oily or acne-prone skin.
6. Reduces baldness and prevents hair loss.
The vitamin C and antioxidant content in lime can help stimulate hair growth, strengthen hair roots, and prevent hair loss.
7. Reduces dandruff.
The antifungal and antibacterial properties of lime can help reduce dandruff and maintain a healthy scalp.