The secret to juicy chicken: How long to boil chicken legs
Chicken legs are delicious food, but most people don’t know how long to cook them for the first time. Today I will share with you the time and skills needed to cook chicken legs.
How long to boil chicken legs?
The cooking time of chicken legs depends on the cooking method and your own taste. Here are some common ways to cook chicken legs and the time required for reference:
Boiled chicken drumsticks
Boiling chicken legs is a common and simple method. Wash the chicken legs and put them in a pot, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil and then simmer on medium-low heat for 15-20 minutes. If the chicken legs are larger, extend the cooking time by about 25 minutes.
Chicken Leg Soup
If you use chicken legs to make soup, you need to cook them until they are softer, so it will take longer, about 40-60 minutes. This will allow the flavor of the chicken legs to blend into the soup and the meat to be softer.
Pressure cooker chicken drumsticks
If you want to cook the chicken legs quickly, you can use a pressure cooker. Due to the principle of the pressure cooker, the chicken legs can be cooked quickly. After the steam is turned on, it only takes 8-10 minutes to cook.
Can drumsticks be a little pink?
It depends on the actual situation:
Cooked
If it is a cooked chicken leg, it should not normally be pink, because after the chicken leg is cooked, the blood in the muscle will be cooked out and the color of the meat will become a uniform white or light brown.
If the chicken leg is pink after cooking, it is most likely due to undercooking. It is not recommended to eat it to avoid bacterial infection and threaten your health.
In the case of life
If the chicken legs are raw, it is normal because the meat of raw chicken legs is powdery, which is a normal phenomenon and can be eaten after normal cooking.
How long to boil chicken legs to fall off the bone?
How long it takes to debone chicken legs depends mainly on the cooking method and the size of the chicken legs. Here are the time references for common cooking methods:
Ordinary pot cooking: For medium-sized chicken legs, boil the water for 20-30 minutes to achieve a boneless state.
Pressure cooker: A pressure cooker is more efficient. After the steam comes on, cook the chicken legs for 10-15 minutes until they are soft and boneless.
Rice cooker: Simmer the chicken in a rice cooker for about 45 minutes to make it soft and easy to remove from the bones.
Boneless chicken legs: If the chicken legs are boneless, cook for 15 - 20 minutes until cooked through.
How long to boil chicken legs before grilling?
Normally, it will take about 10-15 minutes to cook.
Boil the chicken legs before roasting. On the one hand, it can shorten the roasting time of the chicken legs. On the other hand, it can help remove the fishy smell of the chicken legs and make the chicken legs more tender and juicy. However, be careful not to cook them for too long, otherwise the chicken legs will become dry and woody.
It is recommended to put the chicken legs in cold water, add appropriate amount of onion, ginger and cooking wine and cook for about 10-15 minutes, take them out and rinse them, and then you can start preparing to bake.
Does chicken float when it's done boiling?
If the chicken is cut into small pieces or strips, it will float after being cooked because the surface area to volume ratio of small pieces of chicken is larger and the buoyancy will be more obvious.
But if it is a whole chicken or a larger piece, it may not float after cooking, but under normal circumstances, some of it will still float because the density of the chicken itself is slightly greater than water.
How do you tell if chicken drumsticks are done boiling?
You can tell whether the chicken legs are cooked by:
Observe the color: When the meat of the chicken thigh changes from light pink to white or almost completely white, it means it is almost cooked.
Chopstick test: Use a chopstick or fork to insert into the thickest part of the chicken leg. If it can be easily inserted and pulled out without blood, it means it is cooked through.
Listen to the sound: Gently shake the chicken leg. If you can no longer hear the sound of the juice swaying inside, it may be cooked.
is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F .
