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Best Way to Freeze and Defrost Chicken

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  When you cook frozen chicken , you run the risk of having cooked chicken on the outside but uncooked chicken in the middle, which increases the risk of dangerous bacteria.   So in this article, we’ll discuss the best ways to freeze and defrost the chicken. Let’s start! How To Freeze Chicken Properly? Chicken can be repackaged into smaller quantities or frozen in its original packing. Place it in an airtight plastic or freezer container, and it will be frozen for longer than two months. Air can get to the surface of your chicken if it is not securely wrapped, leading to a  freezer burn . Chicken that has been severely freezer-burned should be thrown out since the meat will be bland and dry. How To Defrost Chicken properly? In Water:   ●        Place your chicken in a sandwich bag with a tight sealing so that water can't seep in and contaminate it. ●        Put the bag in a sizable mixing bowl. ●        Place the bag in the bowl of cold water when it has been filled. Ensure the wa

How to Cook Frozen Chicken in the Instant Pot

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  If you don't have fresh chicken, chances are you will use Frozen Chicken . Thawing Chicken is the most time-consuming part of making any recipe that contains chicken. Forgetting to take the chicken out of the freezer is the biggest nightmare.   But worry not, there is an easier way to make chicken recipes now.   An Instant Pot is a solution to the problem of thawing chicken. An instant pot is an electric pressure cooker, which is several times easier to use than a traditional pressure cooker. You can also use a traditional pressure cooker for this method.   The Method: 1.     Place the Chicken into the bottom of the Instant Pot. The Chicken can be frozen or thawed. This method works for both; however, the cooking time will vary because Frozen Chicken takes longer to cook than thawed chicken. 2.     Add in a Liquid and Season Preferably water or Chicken Stock/Broth, but it can be anything you wish, like juice or concentrate. Season the liquid with salt, pepper, and any other spice

How to make… the perfect Lasagne with Sue Ashworth

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  This classic halal beef lasagna recipe has a simple meat sauce as the base. Layer the sauce with the pasta noodle and heaps of cheese, then bake until bubbly! This is perfect for feeding a large family and freezes well, too. Ingredients: ●        1 tbsp vegetable oil ●        1.1lbs halal lean minced beef ●        1 onion, chopped ●        2 garlic cloves crushed ●        1 tbsp Italian mixed dried herbs ●        2 x 400g cans of chopped tomatoes ●        Salt ●        Freshly ground black pepper ●        6-8 lasagne sheets ●        500ml milk ●        40g Plain flour ●        25g Butter  ●        150g Mature Cheddar cheese grated ●        2 tbsp finely grated Parmesan cheese   Recipe:   Meat Sauce ●        Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan, then over high heat, add the halal minced beef, don’t stir it too much, as it needs to sear. ●        Add the onion and garlic to the frying pan with the dried herbs. Cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring often, then add the choppe

Piri piri chicken with fresh herbs for loads of micronutrients

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  Grilling season has arrived, so it is time to fire up the grill. Try this delicious chicken dish, which will excite you to fire up the grill. Portuguese cuisine's Piri Piri Chicken is known for its flavorful chili and fresh herbs. Enjoy!   The main component of this Chicken dish is the Peri Peri Sauce which can be used to make recipes like Peri Peri Wings and Halal Piri Piri Stir Fry with rice .   You could choose whichever part of the chicken you prefer, the thighs or the leg piece.   Ingredients:            1 chicken, about 2kg For the Piri-Piri marinade: 2 dried hot chilies 100ml vinegar 6 red chilies 6 garlic cloves 2 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp dried thyme 1 tsp golden caster sugar 2 lemons, juiced  Recipe: To make the marinade, tip the dried chilies and the vinegar into a pan and bring to a boil. Remove the heat and leave the chilies to soak until the vinegar is cold. Put the red chilies, garlic, soaked dried chilies, and vinegar in a food processor and bl

Health Benefits of Eating Halal Chicken

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  Halal is an Arabic word that means permissible. Halal food means the food that Muslims are allowed to eat. To be Halal to eat, food like meat, beef , and chicken should be slaughtered in the Islamic way.   According to the BBC , the Islamic way of slaughtering animals is to make a quick, very sharp, and clean cut through the jugular vein, carotid artery, and windpipe; this way is thought to be the most painless way to sacrifice animals.   In this article, we’ll discuss the health benefits of eating halal chicken. 1.     Halal Chicken Tastes Better Blood in meat makes it less delightful to eat, so it is absolutely necessary to keep the meat away from large quantities of blood. Meat that contains blood is more susceptible to putrefaction, otherwise known as rot or decay; this can release lactic acid into the meat, which makes it taste worse than Halal Chicken . Halal Chicken thus tastes better and is more tender. To try Halal Chicken Popcorn or Halal Chicken Nuggets , visit Tariq Hala