Did you know that, when boiling chicken for enchiladas, as an example, if you wait until the water is at a full boil, you won’t have any of the foaming protein rise to the top?
Totally true. I learned that from Rachel Cooks with Love, on her YT channel.
As it happened, I was getting ready to boil a couple of chicken breasts to make said enchiladas, and remembered her saying that. So I tried it.
It worked. I let the water come to a rapid boil, placed the ingredients I had for a nice chicken broth, to be used later, into the pot along with the chicken breasts. It came to a second boil, and nothing. It just boiled. I reduced it to a simmer for 30 minutes without having to remove the scum which was normally floating on top. (If you don’t remove the scum/protein, your broth will be cloudy instead of clear.
Happy day.
So, now I’m off to put together said enchiladas, and get them in the oven for lunch this afternoon.
Until next week meet, stay happy, healthy, and safe. Wash, cover, and protect yourselves.