foto: Unsplash/JK Sloan
Brilio.net - Chicken meat is often used in everyday home cooking. Apart from its delicious taste, chicken meat is loved because it can be transformed into various dishes, so it doesn't get boring quickly. However, many people are still confused about how to clean it before cooking the chicken, especially among beginners in the kitchen.
After all, chicken can be boiled briefly enough to remove the bacteria. This technique is also known as blanching. On the other hand, there are also those who choose to just wash the chicken before storing it. However, washing chicken is often considered not good because it can cause the spread of bacteria in the sink area.
Well, the owner of the TikTok account @jenny.mci8 has a trick for washing chicken so that the bacteria doesn't spread, you know. This trick is also said to be effective in preventing chicken meat from turning black quickly when stored later.
" I'm a washed team, because if you buy from the market, there's still dirt from the base and the air in the salesman, right? Unless you buy from a manufacturer's supplier ," said Jenny, quoted by BrilioFood from TikTok @jenny.mci8 on Sunday (7/7 ).
photo: TikTok/@jenny.mci8
The first step to practice this trick, first clean the chicken of any remaining feathers or other inedible parts. Then, wash the chicken under running water.
Gently rub the chicken while running water over it. If it is free from dirt, immediately put the chicken in clean plastic.
photo: TikTok/@jenny.mci8
After use, flush the sink, knife, and other tools previously used to clean the chicken with hot water. The graduate of MasterChef Indonesia season 8, known as Jenny, said that she usually uses hot water that has just boiled.
photo: TikTok/@jenny.mci8
Not only did he clean it with hot water, he also scrubbed the sink, knives and tools using dish soap, so that remaining bacteria or stains from the chicken meat didn't spread.
photo: TikTok/@jenny.mci8
Meanwhile, Jenny had washed the chicken and put it in plastic, then placed it in a special chicken container or box that was separate from other food ingredients.
Next, the chicken can be stored in the refrigerator. This storage technique is considered effective in making chicken last longer and not turn black quickly.
" It's clean, just take one at a time if you want to cook ," he stressed.
Taking a peek at @jenny.mci8's TikTok upload which has been watched 141 thousand times, many netizens have left comments ranging from pros to cons of this chicken washing trick. On the other hand, quite a few people share their own tricks for managing chickens before storing them.
" I've seen the explanation from Meta that it's better to wash it because it's dirty (conditions in Indonesia). If you don't wash it, usually in foreign countries it's better to have a journal too. In Indonesia, it's better to wash it. For example, if you don't wash it, you have to have a special refrigerator separate from the refrigerator. cooked ingredients ," said TikTok @Molls.
" My team washes it unless I buy it at the supermarket or buy it already sealed from there (prima for example). Never forget it from the market, don't wash it straight into the freezer, SMELL & ITEM ," said TikTok @female.
" Cut it according to the portion you are using and then just "blanch it", Sis ," added TikTok @crownstick.
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