How To Cut Chicken Breast
Learn how to cut chicken breast into cubes, strips, and cutlets with this step by step guide. Cutting chicken breast is quick and simple and with the right tools, can be done perfectly.
Equipment
- Chopping board
- Knife
Ingredients
- 1 Chicken breast
Instructions
- Lay the chicken breast out in front of you on a cutting board or other clean work surface.
- Hold the chicken firmly then use a sharp knife to cut the chicken breast into strips of about equal length, going lengthwise down the chicken breast.
- The strips don’t all need to be the same size, but try to make them as even as you can.
Notes
- Make sure your work surface and knife are sanitized. Of course, any time you are handling raw meat, you should make sure that everything is sanitized and cleaned. Wash your hands, wash your knife properly, and ensure that the raw meat doesn’t get everywhere in the kitchen.
- Ensure that the knife is sharp as a dull knife can make a mess of the chicken or cause you injury.
- Don’t be afraid of a mistake. Whether you are slicing the chicken into cubes or performing the maneuvers needed to make cutlets, mistakes happen. Pieces don’t end up the same size or maybe aren’t as uniform as you want them to be. At the end of the day, for most recipes, some chicken breast cuts that are bigger or smaller than the rest aren’t going to bother anyone too much.
- Be careful with sharp knives. If you are not comfortable using a knife for cutting chicken, you should use a kitchen shear.
- You can use this guide for cutting boneless chicken thighs.
Nutrition
Calories: 228kcalProtein: 42gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 128mgSodium: 232mgPotassium: 740mgVitamin A: 60IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
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