How To Cook A Chicken Breast On The Grill
Start with a clean and oiled grill.
How to cook a chicken breast on the grill. To poach boneless skinless chicken breasts place them in a large skillet and add 1 to 2 cups of water or chicken broth. Separate the drumstick leg from the thigh if attached into two parts and cut through the joint with a sharpened knife. A clean and easy way to marinate the chicken is to place it in a large plastic zip top bag add your marinade and make sure your entire chicken breast is covered. Bring to a boil reduce heat cover and cook for 9 to 14 minutes until chicken reaches 160 f.
Once covered pop the chicken in the fridge. Bone in chicken breasts take a little longer to cook than boneless chicken breasts but the results can be well worth the time. Forty years ago the six to eight ounce chicken breast was standard. Chicken breasts have become progressively bigger over the years.
Drumsticks can be sprinkled with seasoning like pepper and garlic. Now eight is small 10 to 12 is the common and bigger is not unusual. A juicy chicken breast should be rubbed in olive oil and pounded so the breasts are flat and even. Poached chicken can be shredded and used in a variety of applications including enchiladas chicken salad and soup.
Even though you can learn how to grill boneless chicken breasts out of all the different types of meat you can grill they are the hardest to cook. Try to get breast about the same size if possible. Preheat the grill on high for 10 15 minutes then use your grill brush to scrape any previous remnants off your grates. If the chicken was frozen it must be totally thawed before proceeding.
Marinate the fully thawed chicken breasts. Grill chicken without turning 6 to 10 minutes for boneless chicken and 10 to 14 minutes for bone in. The skinless breasts have no fat to protect them from the heat which means they ll easily stick to the grill a problem that a clean and oiled grill grate alleviates. Flip and grill until cooked through or a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of meat avoiding bone registers 160 degrees 8 to 10 minutes more.
Before you add it to the grill remember that the chicken will like you much better if you start with a clean and oiled grate. If you own a charcoal grill and this is your first time cooking boneless chicken breasts do not fret because you can learn how to do it like a pro. Marinate your chicken beforehand to give it some extra flavor let it cook slowly and you ll be well on your way to enjoying a delicious meal from your grill. Compared to beef and pork chicken doesn t need to marinate for long especially if the marinade includes acidic ingredients such as vinegar lemon juice or buttermilk all it takes is 30 minutes to a couple of hours at most for an acidic marinade to work its way into the meat.
