This is not usual hence the question. Usually after boiling chickens the meat stays white. But this chicken gets pink. It tastes OK though. Does anyone has an idea what this happens? Thanks
2006-12-04 02:18:17 · 4 answers · asked by Lion 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
I am a man so I do not have too much experience in cooking. Are there any expert here?
2006-12-04 02:23:24 · update #1
I thought maybe it is because ther are some kind of hormones or the stuff like that in the meat.This is the first time in my life that I see the chiken meat gets pink in color after boiling it
2006-12-04 02:27:56 · update #2
It's just undercooked. You shouldn't eat chicken while it's pink.
Expect to start to get the 'runs' soon.
2006-12-04 02:27:29 · answer #1 · answered by $Sun King$ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pink color in safely cooked chicken may be due to the hemoglobin in tissues which can form a heat-stable color. A more likely reason is that your chicken was contaminated by nitrites. The chicken is still perfectly safe, the nitrites only affect the colour. They are used in the production of hams for that specific purpose.
2006-12-04 02:28:38 · answer #2 · answered by Diet_smartie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why should you boil a chicken?
2006-12-04 02:28:26 · answer #3 · answered by Lucaz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably from blood.
2006-12-04 02:24:23 · answer #4 · answered by Paul K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋