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10 LBS OF CHICKEN AND A DREAM.......
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Ok so chicken isn't the stuff of dreams...not mine anyway.
But chicken is one of the staples of the bodybuilders diet.
I have recipes for roasting, baking, broiling or grilling.
But my mom always boils it.
Tender and juicy and lightly scented with herbs like rosemary and thyme.
Little lemon juice at the very last.
man...
So what to do with 10 pounds of chicken breasts for the upcoming week?
You start with a stock pot of water into which you place the thawed chicken breasts...just enough to cover.
As it comes up to the boil add:
An onion, three cloves of garlic,and two tablespoons of the rosemary, thyme, whatever you like or your mom suggests. Some people like dill, basil, or summer savory. Peeled Ginger root and lemongrass for an Asian flavor.
So get them all and rotate so you get some variety each time you make it.
The boil time for me is about 40-50 minutes, and I turn it down and cover so I can reduce the heat used to cook it all and it stays more tender too.
Another good change is to leave out all the above herbs and go with 2 tablespoons of Fish Sauce add them at the last of the boil and boil one minute more before turning down to a simmer for about ten minutes.
Don't sniff that fish sauce, just put it in there and put the lid back on.
Trust me.
Either way get a little Basmati rice, Royal is the best. Because it's grown at the foothills of the Himmalyas for the Indian Maharajas or kings, the variety is really nice.
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Ok so chicken isn't the stuff of dreams...not mine anyway.
But chicken is one of the staples of the bodybuilders diet.
I have recipes for roasting, baking, broiling or grilling.
But my mom always boils it.
Tender and juicy and lightly scented with herbs like rosemary and thyme.
Little lemon juice at the very last.
man...
So what to do with 10 pounds of chicken breasts for the upcoming week?
You start with a stock pot of water into which you place the thawed chicken breasts...just enough to cover.
As it comes up to the boil add:
An onion, three cloves of garlic,and two tablespoons of the rosemary, thyme, whatever you like or your mom suggests. Some people like dill, basil, or summer savory. Peeled Ginger root and lemongrass for an Asian flavor.
So get them all and rotate so you get some variety each time you make it.
The boil time for me is about 40-50 minutes, and I turn it down and cover so I can reduce the heat used to cook it all and it stays more tender too.
Another good change is to leave out all the above herbs and go with 2 tablespoons of Fish Sauce add them at the last of the boil and boil one minute more before turning down to a simmer for about ten minutes.
Don't sniff that fish sauce, just put it in there and put the lid back on.
Trust me.
Either way get a little Basmati rice, Royal is the best. Because it's grown at the foothills of the Himmalyas for the Indian Maharajas or kings, the variety is really nice.