The Right Way to Deboned A Chicken

Chicken Breast – The Right Way to Deboned A Chicken

The meat of a chicken can be prepared in many different ways. It can be baked, fried, steamed or just about anything that you can think of with a chicken meat. No wonder, it is no longer surprising to see dishes made out of chicken at every home and there are endless chicken recipes!

Chicken meat can be tender and dry at the same time, depending on how it was cooked. When it comes to chicken parts the most widely used apart from the wings and legs is the breast. The breast part is all meat and a lot of popular dishes are made out of this and because of its popularity the demand for a deboned chicken breast is huge. The only problem is the fact that if a chicken is bought already deboned at the market, the price is a bit high. So knowing how to properly debone the chicken breast can greatly save you money.

This article will teach you the proper way of deboning a chicken, and this method is so easy to follow that you will have no problem mastering the entire process of deboning a chicken.

So below are the step by step procedures of boning a chicken that you need to remember.

1. The first step is to cut the breast away from a whole chicken. Once the breast have been totally cut off, keep in mind that there are still tendons, bones and cartilage remaining in the breast that must be removed as well.

2. The next step and this is very important, carefully take away the entire wings of the chicken but make sure that when you finally separate the breast from the wings, the breast part must still have the meat.

Take note as well that the wings can be use as stock or added to another chicken dish to avoid waste. So never throw them away, a hot chili wings is definitely in order.

3. Next, slowly detach the meat from the rib part and with the skin side-up, use a small knife to cut along the bone length but remember to start at breastbone. While cutting, keep the knife as closely as possible to the ribs, while at the same time gently pulling away the meat using your other hand.

If you are a health buff, removing all the skin is important since a breast with skin-on gives added fat when fried. Now that you know the procedure of deboning a chicken, all you need to do is plan your next meal using the boneless chicken meat.

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