Velveted Chicken
Imported from Instagram
20 minEasy4 servings

Velveted Chicken

Learn the secret to incredibly tender chicken, just like you get at Chinese restaurants. This velveting technique uses baking soda and cornstarch to alter the pH and lock in moisture for perfectly juicy meat.

Mise turned a cooking video on Instagram into this written step-by-step recipe — 5 ingredients, 5 steps, 20 min, with a generated photo for every step.

Time20min
LevelEasy
Servings4
Method 5 steps
01

Thinly slice the chicken breasts.

02

Add the baking soda to the sliced chicken and massage it in. Let it rest for 15 minutes.

03

Rinse the chicken in cold water to wash off the baking soda. Drain it well and squeeze out the excess water.

04

Coat the chicken in cornstarch and soy sauce (or your preferred seasoning), and mix well to combine.

05

Fry the chicken up in a pan until cooked through and tender.

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