How to Cook Medium-Rare Chicken
Ingredients
- Black pepper
- Salt
- Butter
- Ginger
- Garlic(Optional)
Instructions
- Debone and remove the needed parts (the chicken breast is highly recommended)
- Properly wash your chicken with vinegar and salt to cleanse it, as you won’t cook it for long.
- Pat your Chicken dry with a paper towel, ensuring it is no longer wet before you season it.
- Put the pan on the stovetop, add two tablespoons of olive oil, and let it heat up. This step is very important for searing your chicken to medium rare.
- While the olive oil pan is preheating, season your chicken breast, basting it with butter and generously sprinkling salt and black pepper on your chicken. You cannot cook chicken without seasoning it, so ensure to do so.
- Allow each side to sear properly at the recommended time.
- Occasionally re-coat the chicken with the juice it releases to give it that perfect caramelized texture on the outside.
- Remove it and rest it on the drying rack before serving it.
- The next thing you have to do is place your chicken wholly into the pan. The pan and oil must be hot before you place your chicken to sear because if it does not sizzle immediately after you place your chicken in the pan, you are already a step into failure.
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Notes
Generally, searing chicken in a pan, and on the stove, on medium heat should take around four to five minutes per side, that is, if you are using a boneless and thin chicken. Otherwise, it takes around five to seven minutes.
You want to make sure to cook or flip each side just once.