Velveting Chicken Breast, Chinese Restaurant-Style Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Chinese Recipes. (Velveting Chicken Breast, Chinese Restaurant-Style Recipe). Chicken as moist and tender as the best Chinese restaurant. Not my technique--got online--why limit it to Chinese? Chicken can be stored for a few hours before adding to vegetables and sauce when food is just about done.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 36 mins

Total: 46 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 1 pound chicken breast

Velveting Chicken Breast, Chinese Restaurant-Style Recipe

Ingredients

1 egg white

1 tablespoon Chinese rice vinegar

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 pound skinless

boneless chicken breast

thinly sliced

8 cups water

1 tablespoon peanut oil

Velveting Chicken Breast, Chinese Restaurant-Style Recipe

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Whisk egg white vinegar cornstarch and salt together in a bowl until marinade is smooth. Add chicken; cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator about 30 minutes.

Step 2

Bring water and oil to a boil in a pot over high heat. Reduce heat to medium.

Step 3

Pour excess marinade off the chicken. Add chicken to the pot; boil until white on the outside but still raw in the middle about 1 minute. Strain off excess liquid.

Step 4

Store in the refrigerator in a sealed container until ready to use up to a few hours. Heat until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.

Nutritional Information

Velveting Chicken Breast, Chinese Restaurant-Style Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 155.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 22.9g 46%

Carbohydrates: 1.9g 1%

Sugars: 0.1g

Fat: 5.7g 9%

Saturated Fat: 1.2g 6%

Cholesterol: 58.3mg 19%

Vitamin A Iu: 14.4IU

Niacin Equivalents: 10.9mg 84%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 16%

Folate: 2.6mcg 1%

Calcium: 24.7mg 3%

Iron: 0.7mg 4%

Magnesium: 23.9mg 9%

Potassium: 160.1mg 5%

Sodium: 556mg 22%

Calories From Fat: 51

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.