Poached chicken recipes

Posted by Esther on July 13, 2009
chicken, chicken salad, cold sesame noodles

Poaching is a great way to cook chicken, especially if you are sick of tough, dry, chicken. Brining is another good way to prevent dryness, but I’m really happy to have discovered this method! :) Here are a couple of the dishes I made with poached chicken.

I made cold sesame noodles, using Bittman’s recipe.

And here is chicken salad with fresh herbs.

Poaching is quite simple. All you have to do is boil the chicken over low heat, with fresh herbs or vegetables. You don’t even have to cut the chicken. Just poach as is, then shred with your hands afterwards. I’m sure you’ve got more poached chicken recipes than I do… let’s hear it in the comments!

Recipe: How to poach chicken

1. Place chicken breasts in a pot that is big enough to have the pieces fit in one layer.

2. Add poaching liquid(plain water, or water with fresh herbs), making sure that it completely submerges the chicken.

3. After bringing the liquid to a boil, reduce heat to a bare simmer. Partly cover the pot, cook for about 7 minutes, then turn off the heat, leaving the chicken to finish cooking in the hot water for 3 minutes, depending on the size of your chicken.

I only had 4 chicken breasts, so it didn’t take me very long to cook at all.

To avoid making this post super long, I am linking the cold sesame noodle recipe here.

Recipe: chicken salad with fresh herbs

Combine 1/2 of a small diced onion, a couple of tablespoons of fresh herbs, dallop of plain yogurt and a teeny bit of mayo with salt and pepper. Add minced jalepeno if you want, for an extra kick! And a sprinkle of curry powder! Let flavors combine in the fridge for a couple of hours and you will have yourself some yummy chicken salad! 

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4 Comments to Poached chicken recipes

glors27
July 13, 2009

ooo i like this one! i was excited to read this post. I just poached chicken yesterday… i like this recipe! i wonder where to find more poached chicken recipes… also i wonder if you add more water if you could do anything w/ the broth…

ambitious
July 14, 2009

That’s awesome!! I didn’t think I could use the broth because the chicken was in there only for a little while. I would imagine the broth being not very flavorful!

Christina
July 14, 2009

Delicious! I like to poach chicken, too, but since I usually have bone-in chicken I sear it, then put a few vegetables and garlic along with 1/2 cup of liquid, plus any aromatics and salt, then let it poach. It gives you a concentrated broth this way.

Cold sesame noodles is always a favorite of mine, and I like the flavorings in the chicken salad.

caged songbird
July 15, 2009

really? this makes the chicken not dry?? WOWWWWW

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