Moist Chicken Breast

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:32:40 GMT

Step 1

Pound chicken breast to uniform thickness (1/2-3/4 of an inch)

Step 2

Stir water and salt until it is mostly dissolved (about 2 minutes)

Step 3

Brine the chicken : Pour salt water mixture over chicken breast. Move the meat around a bit so that they are not all stuck together. Let sit for 30 min to an hour (no more than an hour). This can be done in advance - just drain the water off the meat after the 30- 1 hr brine time and store as you usually would.

Step 4

If chicken is refrigerated, let sit out for 15 minutes or until at room temperature. Lightly pepper both sides.

Step 5

Choose a skillet that has a tight fitting lid (necessary for later steps). Heat skillet on medium/high until it is quite hot. Add 1-2 Tablespoons of oil and tilt pan so surface is covered. Allow the oil to heat (30 seconds).

Step 6

Place chicken breast in heated pan (put it where you want it and then don’t move it). Allow the chicken breast to cook for 2 minutes without moving it. Flip the meat and turn the heat down to medium. Cook for 2 minutes without moving the meat. Once the two minutes are up, put the lid on the skillet (don’t flip or move the meat). Turn the burner on low. Set a timer for 10 minutes. It’s very important that you not lift the lid at all. Once the 10 minutes have elapsed, turn the burner off and if it’s an electric stove move the pan off the burner. Do not remove the lid and set the timer for 10 minutes. Once the 10 minute rest period has elapsed, you can remove the lid and check that the chicken is cooked through and eat.

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