Of course, everyone who has ever visited McDonald's knows that one of the specialties is Chicken McNuggets. But what is it, what is it made of, and how to cook it?
Chicken nuggets
Probably, every second of us for the first time tried nuggets in the notorious institutions and fast food restaurants. Someone was lucky to taste them at a party, but someone was completely interested in unusual packaging in the store, bought this semi-finished product and warmed it at home according to the instructions. One way or another, but those who have no idea that chicken nuggets exist are almost gone.
The fillet that makes up the base of Chicken McNuggets is chicken breast. As a rule, white meat, which in other dishes turns out to be quite dry, in nuggets changes beyond recognition. In various fast-food establishments, chicken pieces are deep-fried until crisp. And the semi-finished products bought in the store can simply be heated in a skillet with sunflower oil.
Interesting fact: everyone likes chicken nuggets . Both adults and children. They will appeal to even those who do not like dry chicken breast fillet.
Disadvantages of Purchased Nuggets
Significant disadvantages of Chicken McNuggets and any other nuggets that you can try in institutions or buy in stores are their composition and method of preparation.
The fact is that chicken nuggets are prepared on a huge amount of sunflower oil, which, unfortunately, does not always change after each use. Oil has carcinogenic properties, not to mention calories. Thus prepared chicken fillet at times loses its taste and acquires a large number of absolutely unnecessary and unprofitable substances: all kinds of dyes, E-shki,
modified starch and others.
In addition, according to the original recipe, the base of the nuggets is a white fillet of chicken breast. But the options that are offered on the shelves are not always prepared from it. Sometimes it can be just minced meat, and even it is not clear what it consists of.
Tip: it’s better to cook Chicken McNuggets at home on your own. Then you will be sure of the composition of the product one hundred percent. In addition, they are prepared quite simply and will not take you much time.
How to Cook Chicken McNuggets at Home
In order to treat yourself to delicious and fragrant chicken nuggets, you must perform the following steps: buy chicken fillet (breast), cut it into small pieces, brew and fry. As you can see - nothing complicated! In addition, while cooking at home, you can experiment with the taste of dishes by adding your favorite spices.
So, for cooking nuggets, you need the following products:
- 500 grams of chicken (fillet);
- 200 ml of fat (10-15 percent) cream;
- vegetable oil, bread crumbs;
- salt, pepper, sesame seeds.
Cut the chicken breast into pieces. Each 1 centimeter thick. It is more convenient to cut across the fibers. Salt and pepper to taste. Then add cream to the fillet and refrigerate. Let pickle for four hours.
The next step is breading. To make the chicken even more appetizing, add sesame to the breadcrumbs . Then roll the pieces in the finished mixture.
Roasting. Cooking nuggets in vegetable oil. Fry them well on both sides so that the chicken acquires a golden color.
How to Cook Chicken McNuggets with Filling
There is another unusual nuggets recipe. To do this, you will need the following products:
- chicken fillet (breast) - 600 grams;
- ham - 200 grams;
- hard cheese - 200 grams;
- 1 egg;
- 1 bag of potato chips with a taste of cheese or ham;
- ground black pepper, curry, salt.
Cut the chicken into small pieces, sprinkle with spices (curry, pepper, salt) to taste. Put in a saucepan, mix and close the lid. Refrigerate for 3 hours.
Cut the ham and cheese into small cubes. Mix them together. Then chop the potato chips. In each chicken piece, make a small incision. Stuff with cheese and ham so that they do not fall out when frying.
Beat the eggs and dip each nuggets in them. Then roll them in breading (crushed chips) and fry in oil until golden crisp.
You can come up with many more interesting ways to cook your favorite Chicken McNuggets, give them individuality and enjoy praise from relatives and friends. After all, this is not difficult at all. You only need a little time and desire.