MapleEngineer to FoodPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agoHomemade Chicken Fried Riceexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkHomemade Chicken Fried RiceMapleEngineer to FoodPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
No recipe for this one, sorry. I followed Mandy’s recipe from Souped Up Recipes on YouTube. I just liked this picture.
minus-squaredanc4498@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI can never get the chicken to taste the way I want it to.
minus-squareDocMcStuffin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoHave you tried brining it? I tried that a couple years ago and it makes a world of a difference for chicken breast.
minus-squaredanc4498@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIs that just like salt water for a couple hours?
minus-squareCheebus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 years agoYes, brining chicken involves putting it in saltwater for several hours (which can go overnight). You can also add herbs to enhance the flavor of the brine. I actually do this with a whole turkey every year for Thanksgiving, believe it or not!
minus-squareMapleEngineerOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoSalt and sugar. We do 50/50. Use lots, like ridiculous amounts of both.
I can never get the chicken to taste the way I want it to.
Have you tried brining it? I tried that a couple years ago and it makes a world of a difference for chicken breast.
Is that just like salt water for a couple hours?
Yes, brining chicken involves putting it in saltwater for several hours (which can go overnight). You can also add herbs to enhance the flavor of the brine. I actually do this with a whole turkey every year for Thanksgiving, believe it or not!
Salt and sugar. We do 50/50. Use lots, like ridiculous amounts of both.