How long should you bake boneless chicken breasts?

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Grilled chicken breast is always chosen by people who are on a diet. However, for chickens or any type of poultry there is always a potential risk of foodborne illness. So, how to choose the chicken and at what temperature to bake it has a role to decide not only the taste but also the safety of the dish for users.

1. Information on food safety when using chicken meat

Chicken breast food provides quite a lot of protein with all essential amino acids, low in fat, no starch. This is quite suitable for those who are looking to lose weight or maintain an ideal weight. In 100 grams of chicken breast can provide about 31 grams of protein, 165 kcal, including 33 kcal from fat, 0 grams of starch and a rather high water content of 65.25 grams. In addition, the nutritional ingredients of chicken breast are indispensable, which are vitamins and minerals such as vitamin B6, phosphorus...
Besides the best nutritional ingredients brought from chicken, safety issues Food when using chicken plays an important role. Because raw chicken meat as well as processed chicken, the risk factor for microbial contamination is very high, including salmonella.
Salmonella bacteria in food cause millions of illnesses and deaths each year. This bacteria is mainly found in raw poultry. Properly cooked poultry is safe, but if these poultry are undercooked or handled improperly while alive, they can be one of the risk factors for food insecurity. products for users.
All poultry in the US is tested for signs of disease, but this does not mean that it will no longer contain any bacteria. Because different types of poultry will contain different types of bacteria.

Some tips used in handling and preparing chicken breasts:
When chicken is frozen for use, it should be thawed slowly in the refrigerator or defrosted quickly by placing it in a sealed plastic bag and soaking in tap water. The roasting temperature for chicken breasts should be maintained at 177 degrees Celsius for 25 to 30 minutes. Use a meat thermometer to check that the temperature inside the center of the chicken breast is about 74 degrees Celsius.

2. Right temperature and time for grilled chicken breast

The temperature and baking time for each type of food is different. However, with chicken it is a bit different. Chicken with bones, or without bones or other parts such as wings, legs, thighs... will have the right baking temperature and time for each type. The temperature and how long to bake the chicken breasts are shown below:
Boneless chicken breast weighing about 170 to 227 grams will be grilled at 177 degrees Celsius for 30 to 40 minutes. boneless chicken weighing about 114 grams will be baked at 177 degrees Celsius for 25 to 30 minutes Chicken legs or thighs weighing 114 to 227 grams will be baked at 177 degrees Celsius for 40 to 50 minutes Chicken thighs with a weight of 114 grams will be baked at 177 degrees C for a period of 35 to 45 minutes Chicken wings with a weight of 57 grams will be baked at 177 degrees C for a period of 20 to 40 minutes The above are A guide can help you estimate how long the chicken will take to cook, but with each type of oven there will be a temperature difference. So when grilling chicken breasts, check the internal temperature of the meat carefully to make sure it's cooked through, has a good taste, and isn't burned.
To kill off any possible contamination, when using If you are using poultry as well as chicken, you should lower the temperature inside the center of the meat to 74 degrees Celsius. This can be checked by inserting a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the meat.

3. Honey grilled chicken breast recipe

Honey grilled chicken breast will bring you an extremely attractive dish with delicious taste, tender meat. To make this dish, the first and equally important thing is to choose chicken breast.
The chicken breast selected for baking has white skin, as this is an adult chicken, the chicken may be chewier and tastier. At the same time, when testing the elasticity of the meat, it shows that the meat has high elasticity and the muscles are not soft. However, when choosing chicken breast, pay attention not to choose pieces of meat with lots of white stripes, because the more stripes, the less nutrient content such as fat and protein. Moreover, when marinating spices to grill meat, it is more difficult to absorb the spices. Prep the chicken with salt by rubbing the salt and ginger wine mixture over the entire chicken breast. This will help clean the meat and eliminate the fishy smell. Marinate chicken breast: Use a mixture of soy sauce, minced garlic, minced onion, satay and honey to marinate chicken breast for 30 minutes to let the meat infuse the spices evenly. Next will start the oven and put the chicken breasts in the oven as recommended above. The finished product of honey grilled chicken breast when released from the oven will bring a very attractive aroma. The outside sauce is golden brown while the inside of the chicken is soft and sweet.

4. Some common misconceptions when preparing chicken

When choosing chicken breast for cooking, do not rely on the appearance of the meat to determine the safety of the meat. You should be wary of cross-contamination if you cut chicken to examine its surface. When raw poultry comes into contact with surfaces such as knives, knives, or even your hands, it can leave bacteria and infect other sites.
These bacteria can be transferred from one surface to another and may end up in raw foods such as salads or on food containers such as bowls, plates, spoons...
Some Ways to help limit infection:
First, wash and thoroughly disinfect surfaces that come into contact with raw poultry. Meat should be cleaned and kept in sealed bags then frozen. Chicken breast or chicken in general should be cooked immediately after defrosting. Because many bacteria can grow on raw meat between 4 and 60 degrees Celsius. Cooked chicken breasts are best kept refrigerated within about two hours of cooking. Leftover chicken may still be safe to use for about 2-3 days. Once you know how to grill boneless chicken breasts, you can apply them to make delicious dishes, treat family and friends on special occasions.

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Reference source: healthline.com