I made a horrible mistake!!!!!!
And it was a BIG one!!
I purchased Sunchef Farms (from Montreal, Quebec) frozen skinless, boneless chicken breasts, 3 lb. bags which were on sale 5 bags for $20.00.
I love chicken, and there is so much you can do with chicken breasts. Compared to regular prices of other brands - when these were on sale at a local supermarket - I purchased TEN bags.
On the bag it says "contains up to 15% solution to enhance flavor and tenderness" in small print near the bottom. The colorful and well-pictured bag is designed to keep your eyes off all small print!
If I would have known I was purchasing McDonalds phosphate-filled, salt-injected chicken - I would NOT have purchased it.
Opened the first bag - (you cannot see through these bags) and I saw the biggests chicken breasts I have ever seen in a frozen chicken breast bag! Cripe - one piece was enough to feed 2 people! Yeah - right. Then I put it in a skillet and fried it. Typical skillet fry - a bit of olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley, garlic - nothing fancy. Not only did the chicken breast shrink to HALF it's size or less - but it was soooooooooooo salty!. No - I did not oversalt the chicken.
Second time - same thing - basic skillet fry - olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley and garlic. Using VERY LITTLE salt. Filled a large skillet with breast pieces all over-lapping; by the time they cooked - the pan was half empty. That didn't bother me - it was the SALT!!!!!
Now - if I want a basic skillet fried chicken breast - I place the frozen chicken breast in a large pot of water; bring to a boil; boil for just a few minutes; drain; rinse several times; fill the pot with cold water AGAIN; bring to boil; boil a few minutes (not to boil the salt back into it); drain; rinse several times; fill the pot with cold water FOR THE THIRD TIME; bring to boil; boil a few minutes; drain; rinse thoroughly; add to heated skillet with a bit of olive oil, pepper, parsley, garlic and NO salt. Skillet fry; and you can still taste the salt - but not as bad.
One thing is for sure - I will NEVER purchase another product from Sunchef Farms. And I will go back to my normal frozen chicken breasts.
Today I boiled a whole bag of chicken breasts - all 3 lbs. for just 2 people. I don't think each one of us had eaten 4 oz. And I have leftovers that match what we ate - about 8 oz. That is how much "solution" they have injected into those chicken breasts. MAYBE - tomorrow I will make a salad of greens and tomatoes, olive oil, lemon juice, pepper and chunk some leftover breast and toss it in. No salt. I'll try it - if too salty - there is this nice white trash bag ready for them!
There is no way I would BBQ them, or sauce them, or stuff them, or bread them, or batter them. I would be afraid of adding more sodium!!!
So until I either get fed up and throw out the remaining bags or pray for someone to break into my home and steal the bags out of the freezer - IT'S IN THE BASEMENT - A BIG CHEST FREEZER - PLEASE TAKE THEM!! - I will have to boil them THREE TIMES and rinse the crap out of them in order to fry them!
But anyway - today I boiled, rinsed, boiled, rinsed, boiled, rinsed and pan fried chicken breasts in olive oil with pepper, parsley and garlic (NO SALT), and made mashed potatoes, and butter beans for dinner.
And I can still taste the salt from the chicken.......grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
No more sale items that I have never purchased before are going into my shopping cart!!!!
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