Tonight's Dinner...was horrible.
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wrote on 9 Jun 2020, 00:11 last edited by George K 6 Sept 2020, 01:25
It was horrible...I mean, really, really bad.
I've made this before with good results, and I thought I'd repeat (looking for something simple to make).
https://www.food.com/recipe/baked-herbed-chicken-breasts-152212
INGREDIENTS:
8 boneless chicken breasts
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon parsley, dried
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon sweet basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepperDIRECTIONS
Combine all spices. (all ingredients except first two-chicken and butter.).
Arrange chicken in shallow baking dish.
Melt butter and pour over chicken.
Turn chicken pieces over so both sides are coated with butter. (I use a tongs for this.). Sprinkle chicken with about 1/4 of the spices.
Every 10-15 minutes, sprinkle another 1/4 of the spices on the chicken pieces. Bake at 375 for 55 minutes.I’ve made it before and it was pretty good, so, what did I do to screw it up?
Since I had an oven heated to 400 degrees for some potatoes, I did that.
The breasts I used were yuge.
It was all cooked through, but the chicken was a bit dry, tough and definielty chewy.
It was horrible.
Was it the higher temperature?
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wrote on 9 Jun 2020, 00:20 last edited by
55" seems awfully long for chicken breasts, especially boneless and especially preheated to 400. 40-45" might have been better.
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wrote on 9 Jun 2020, 00:33 last edited by
I'm guessing the higher temp, yeah.
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wrote on 9 Jun 2020, 01:20 last edited by
Higher heat. Or you could have just had some tough chicken.
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wrote on 9 Jun 2020, 01:31 last edited by
I’d never do boneless higher than 350, but also a lot of those huge chicken tits are tasteless and tough.
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I’d never do boneless higher than 350, but also a lot of those huge chicken tits are tasteless and tough.
wrote on 9 Jun 2020, 01:33 last edited by@Mik said in Tonight's Dinner...was horrible.:
I’d never do boneless higher than 350, but also a lot of those huge chicken tits are tasteless and tough.
Yeah. I was amazed at how big it was. Mrs. George and I shared one.
Thanks for the advice. I will be more circumspect in the future.
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wrote on 9 Jun 2020, 01:37 last edited by
Whole Foods has excellent chicken. Well worth the difference in price.
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wrote on 9 Jun 2020, 01:38 last edited by
Also in baking like that I’d sub boneless thighs thighs.
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wrote on 9 Jun 2020, 01:39 last edited by
Were they free-range, or benighted?
Maybe they were thirsty when executed?
Solar flares??Geez, there could be all kinds of reasons.
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wrote on 9 Jun 2020, 03:04 last edited by
Pound the chicken some with a metal meat hammer, then cook at a lower temp.
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wrote on 9 Jun 2020, 12:07 last edited by
Maybe the chickens didn't have a happy life.
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wrote on 9 Jun 2020, 12:20 last edited by
I bought the Hillary Clinton special at KFC the other day.... two fat thighs, two small breasts, in a greasy box.....
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wrote on 9 Jun 2020, 12:49 last edited by
I like thighs. There. I said it.
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wrote on 9 Jun 2020, 13:20 last edited by
@Larry said in Tonight's Dinner...was horrible.:
Pound the chicken some with a metal meat hammer, then cook at a lower temp.
Pounded properly, most meat is satisfying.
