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Cooking Basics! How to Boil Chicken Tenderloins

4.4

(74 reviews)

Time

approx. 10mins

Here’s how to boil chicken tenderloins! Chicken tenderloins are lean and popular with people watching calories or staying active. Just pay attention to the heat and boiling time, and they’ll turn out moist and tender. They're perfect for salads and other dishes tossed in a dressing.

Ingredients [ Uses 3 chicken tenderloins ]

  • chicken tenderloin (tendon removed)3 (150 g)
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Ingredients may vary by product and region. If you have food allergies or dietary restrictions, please review all ingredient labels carefully before cooking. Consult your doctor or a registered dietitian if you have any health concerns.

Instructions

1

Pat the chicken tenderloins dry with paper towels.

Note:

If the tenderloins have sinew, remove it before using.

2

Put the chicken tenderloins in a pot with the water and salt (neither included in the ingredient list), and set over medium heat. Once it comes to a boil, reduce to low heat and boil for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, cover, and let sit until cooled.

Note:

As a guideline, use 2 teaspoons of salt for every 500 ml of water. Use enough water to fully submerge the chicken tenderloins. Here, 500 ml water and 2 teaspoons salt are used.

Reviews

4.4

(74 reviews)

*Automatically translated from reviews posted in Japan.

  • 🇯🇵 User from Japan

    It turned out tender. I used four chicken tenderloins, totaling 260 g. When I used about 1 1/2 tsp salt, the saltiness wasn’t too noticeable. If you want to eat it like the salad chicken sold at convenience stores, 2 tsp salt might be fine. It was moist right after it had cooled a bit, but after chilling it in the refrigerator, it felt a little dry... → I looked it up, and apparently if you store it in a container together with the cooking liquid when refrigerating it, it will stay moist.

  • 🇯🇵 User from Japan

    I thought it would take a lot of work to boil it until tender, but once I did the prep, I could mostly just leave it alone, so it was super easy! ♡ Sorry the photo is so sloppy and looks messy (;; ) lol

  • 🇯🇵 User from Japan

    It was easy to make, had no unpleasant smell, and was delicious!

  • 🇯🇵 User from Japan

    I use it for salads, side dishes, chilled Chinese noodles, and more☆

  • 🇯🇵 User from Japan

    It turned out light and tender. Store any leftover chicken tenderloins in the refrigerator together with the cooking liquid.

  • 🇯🇵 User from Japan

    The soup made with the pasta cooking water was delicious too.

  • 🇯🇵 User from Japan

    I was surprised at how easy it is to boil chicken tenderloins‼️ They're really handy since you can use them in all kinds of dishes.

  • 🇯🇵 User from Japan

    It was easy to make. If you shred 4 to 5 chicken tenders and keep them in a container, it’s really handy for quickly topping salads or chilled ramen on hot days when you don’t want to use the stove.

  • 🇯🇵 User from Japan

    I keep coming back to this! It turns out tender so easily. I use it for bang bang chicken, chilled Chinese noodles, salads, and more all the time.

  • 🇯🇵 User from Japan

    It turned out great! I used the boiling liquid for egg soup, too.