Brilio.net - Chicken meat is always a mainstay side dish to eat. This side dish has a savory taste and contains many health benefits. Reporting from webmd.com, chicken meat has protein, vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and so on.
A number of nutrients in chicken meat are known to be able to strengthen bones and muscles, keep the heart healthy, maintain a stable body weight, and much more. Apart from that, chicken meat is also suitable for making various dishes. One of many people's favorite chicken dishes is ungkep fried chicken.
Usually, the process of covering the chicken takes a long time, even around 45 minutes. This aims to make the spices penetrate and the chicken meat becomes tender . However, different from netizens on the Instagram account @melati.herman, this woman has another trick for frying chicken that saves more time but still makes the spices penetrate and the meat is tender.
"The method for frying chicken is more efficient, so it saves time and the spices are better absorbed, that way the chicken is no longer dry," he said in an Instagram upload @melati.herman, quoted by BrilioFood on Tuesday (6/2).
First, prepare a non-stick pot or pan. Then add the shredded and cleaned chicken pieces to the pan. Then, add spices and fine garlic. The owner of the Instagram account @melati.herman admits that he only uses instant seasoning powder, but you can also use other ground spices according to your taste.
Then, instead of using water, the netizen who is familiarly called Melati said that it is best to just add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the fried chicken, because then the chicken meat will release water by itself. Melati also explained that if you use water, you risk drying out the fried chicken meat when you fry it, you know.
Stir until the chicken is evenly coated with all the spices and oil. Then, cover the pan and cook over medium low heat. Calculate the cooking time for about 4 minutes before opening the lid of the pan.
photo: Instagram/@melati.herman
After 4 minutes, open the lid of the pan and turn all the chicken pieces so that the spices can be evenly distributed and cooked perfectly. Once all the chicken meat has been turned over, cover the pan again and continue the frying process for 4 minutes. If so, turn off the stove and remove the chicken.
This cooked fried chicken can be fried straight away or stored in the refrigerator. If you want to store it, it's best to wait until the chicken is no longer hot or has reached room temperature.
photo: Instagram/@melati.herman
How about it, the time needed to cover a chicken using this trick is really short, right? Taking a peek at the Instagram upload @melati.herman which has been watched 219 thousand times, quite a few netizens are interested in trying this trick, you know.
"Well...I like to use a little more water to make it softer. Turns out I was wrong," wrote Instagram @moanna980 and received a reply from the video owner, "If you use water, the texture of the meat usually becomes drier."
"Aren't the chicken thighs still bleeding inside? If you don't have enough water to cover them, they still bleed," asked Instagram @fuadiyahnila, who replied, "If in doubt, you can increase the duration of the exposure time. I also don't like it if the chicken is still bleeding, especially if it's still feathered" ."
"For this method, the important point is that you must use a non-stick pan because if you don't, then the chicken will stick to the pan and it won't be able to come off," added Instagram @irasasyifaahmad.
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