Brilio.net - Making perfectly cooked fried chicken is a challenge for some people. The reason is, sometimes the chicken meat still oozes blood when fried. In addition, chicken meat that is not perfectly cooked tends to still be red on the inside. This condition can be caused by less than optimal washing of the meat, to the wrong frying technique.
Because, the temperature of the oil and the volume of the fire greatly affect the maturity of the chicken when fried. To overcome this, some people usually use some special tricks. For example, by soaking the chicken in vinegar water. Well, this vinegar water is considered to be able to help remove the remaining blood and mucus that is still attached to the chicken.
But besides that method, you can apply a trick shared by Instagram user @ummubalqishaura so that the inside of the chicken meat is not red and bloody when fried. Through one of the uploaded videos, the netizen admitted to only using kitchen spices, namely salt.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
As reported by BrilioFood on Friday (12/9), the way to use it is simply to put salt in a container filled with water. Stir until the salt dissolves. Then put in the pieces of chicken that have been washed clean, then soak the chicken in salt water for 1 hour.
"Soaking chicken in salt water, or what is often called brining, is a technique that can be used to make chicken meat more tender and juicy when cooked," explained Instagram @ummubalqishaura.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
Now, after soaking in salt water, remove and drain the chicken. After that, marinate with spices. In the video, Instagram user @ummubalqishaura uses instant marinade, garlic powder, pepper powder, 2 tsp cornstarch, 1 tsp chili powder, and 1 egg. After stirring evenly, let stand for 30 minutes for the spices to soak in.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
Then, fry the chicken in hot oil. When frying, use enough oil so that the chicken is completely submerged. If there is not much oil, don't forget to turn the chicken over so that it cooks evenly.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
Next, use low heat when frying the chicken. This is important to do so that the chicken is completely cooked through to the inside. After frying until crispy and cooked, drain the fried chicken. That way, the fried chicken can be served immediately for consumption.
This upload about the trick of cooking fried chicken has been watched more than 8 million times. It is no wonder that the video was flooded with comments from netizens. Most of these Instagram users admitted that they often experience the same problem when cooking chicken. On the other hand, there are also those who provide advice on how to cook chicken so that it doesn't bleed.
" Nice tips um thanks, I'll try it later ," said Instagram @danirapalace.
" Yep, it's true if you soak it in salt. Salt can make it soft + open the pores." So when you season it, it penetrates more and when you fry it, it becomes hot until the inside is even ," wrote the Instagram account @han_ryunsu.
" As a chicken seller, I just want to remind you that if you cook chicken without braising it first, please reduce the heat and make sure the chicken is not frozen when processed ," commented the Instagram account @partiishiie.