There are multiple ways to cook chicken, and each produces a slightly different result in terms of presentation and taste
But if you wanted a “foolproof” method that creates the “juiciest” chicken every time, RecipeTin Eats’ Nagi Maehashi has you covered
The cookbook author said poaching is a no-brainer, but there’s a trick that many people might miss
This Yahoo Lifestyle reporter has poached chicken breasts multiple times, and it’s always turned out drier than the Sahara Desert, which is why I have avoided it
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But Nagi explained the one thing I’ve clearly been doing wrong
RecipeTin Eats Nagi Maehashi shares simple kitchen trick passed down from mum
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“If you put chicken breasts in boiling water, then leave it with the stove turned off for 20 minutes, you will have the juiciest poached chicken of your life,” she said
“It works every time without fail. Try it. It’ll change your life.”
She said “everyone should know” about this “dead easy” approach to cooking chicken because it’s such a crowd-pleaser
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Nagi added that you could leave the chicken in the water for up to an hour and it would still come out juicy
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See, I’ve been whacking in the breasts with the stove still on high, which has likely boiled all the goodness out of them
While you don’t technically need to add anything, the cookbook author suggested you could toss in the juice of one lemon, a quarter of a bay leaf, and two minced garlic cloves to the water to give the chicken an extra kick while it’s poaching
It’s best to add those ingredients well before the water starts to boil so they’re soaked into the liquid and ready for the chicken
But she urged people not to add salt, as that can affect the temperature for the water to boil and can cause the chicken to be undercooked
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People who have given the method a whirl have agreed it’s immensely improved their chicken dishes
“I make this poached chicken all the time…it truly is amazing,” said one
“Found this in your recipe book, and haven’t looked back,” added another
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