Poached and Shredded Chicken
Poached and shredded chicken that is perfectly tender and so versatile, all done in 25 minutes, yes please.
Poached and Shredded Chicken
Poached and Shredded Chicken
Poached and Shredded Chicken
There’s a ton of recipes out there including a few here that call for cooked shredded chicken, but not a lot of information on how to do it quickly and easily. This recipe shows you how to make perfectly cooked and tender poached, shredded chicken in 25 minutes (minus water boiling time).
This recipe is just plain old chicken, so you can build any flavour onto it, but if you have some aromats hanging around, you can add in garlic, bay leaves, lemon, thyme, celery, carrot etc.
What you need to make Poached and Shredded Chicken
How to make Poached and Shredded Chicken
Trim any fat or sinewy bits of the chicken.
Place chicken breasts in a pot of boiling water, turn down to a simmer for 2 minutes then turn off the heat, cover with a lid and let sit for 22 minutes (you can let sit longer if needed but after a while it can start to toughen up).
While hot, place drained chicken in a mixing bowl and using old school beaters, beat the chicken for 1 minute, it will shred very easily into perfectly tender shredded pieces - voilà!
Trim any fat or sinewy bits of the chicken.
Place chicken breasts in a pot of boiling water, turn down to a simmer for 2 minutes then turn off the heat, cover with a lid and let sit for 22 minutes (you can let sit longer if needed but after a while it can start to toughen up).
While hot, place drained chicken in a mixing bowl and using old school beaters, beat the chicken for 1 minute, it will shred very easily into perfectly tender shredded pieces - voilà!
Watch how to make Poached and Shredded Chicken
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Poached and Shredded Chicken
- 2 Chicken breast (500g)
- Trim any fat or sinewy bits of the chicken
- Place chicken breasts in a pot of boiling water, let boil for 2 minutes then turn off the heat, cover with a lid and let sit for 22 minutes (you can let sit longer if needed but after a while it can start to toughen up)
- While hot, place drained chicken in a mixing bowl and using old school beaters, beat the chicken for 1 minute, it will shred very easily into perfectly tender shredded pieces - voilà!