i boiled chicken for 3 hours and i was curious if those yellow thingis in the water bacteria?
2007-12-04 11:29:01 · 6 answers · asked by butterfly_cutepie 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
it's fat and some other impurities that exist in the chicken; they are not harmful but if you were keeping the liquid I would recommend skimming off those bits.
2007-12-04 11:31:44 · answer #1 · answered by RancherChef 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Author James Barbour, had a very practical & useful TV show for many years (just died 2 days ago at age 84) never skimmed his chicken. You can skim the broth as particles rise but he claimed it was protein and left it alone I have simmered chicken with celery, onion & carrots for up to an hour but I've never boiled one for 3 hours so perhaps I've never seen the 'thingis' you speak of perhaps it's the skin disintegrating after such a long boil. After simmering I remove the chicken & let it cool then remove the skin - after than I can make just about anything, except a roasted chicken. I also let the stock go cold to make it easy to remove the fat then I strain the broth to remove the vegetables. I think I could make a chicken recipe every day for months, there are so many variables here and a sure way to eat well on a limited budget.
2007-12-04 13:05:36 · answer #2 · answered by MYRA C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You were likely seeing bits of meat and skin in the water. As you boil chicken, water in the cells mixes with the water you are cooking in. That's how herbs and other flavours get into the meat.
You don't always need to remove the skin and fat from chicken either. Fat is not only a part of a healthy diet, it's essential to a healthy body. It supplies energy and helps the body absorb fat-soluble vitamins. Health Canada's Nutrition Recommendations for Canadians say we should get 30% of our calories from fat.
That's where chicken comes in. Chicken is the perfect choice! It's lower in fat than most other meats (just 2.1 grams in a serving of roasted chicken breast, skin removed!). Eating a portion of roasted chicken breast with the skin on represents about 8-10 grams of fat.
2007-12-05 05:02:06 · answer #3 · answered by Marty B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, not bacteria at all. It's the fat that melted off the chicken then congealed in the water.
2007-12-04 11:35:09 · answer #4 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the fat. And it's easier to get rid of the fat when it floating at the top of your pot than it is after you've eaten it :-)
2007-12-04 11:52:22 · answer #5 · answered by Kallie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just fat or skin. You can't see bacteria.
2007-12-04 11:32:29 · answer #6 · answered by smartsassysabrina 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋