tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post400647555499599843..comments2024-03-19T04:29:22.252-04:00Comments on a lovely shore breeze....: Weekend Cooking...The Velveteen Chickencaitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-2401076453719355132013-04-14T19:07:16.745-04:002013-04-14T19:07:16.745-04:00This sounds delicious! I will have to save it for...This sounds delicious! I will have to save it for later. Peaceful Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10265198438524420667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-36590418145029471712013-04-14T16:27:19.351-04:002013-04-14T16:27:19.351-04:00I was just wondering this myself! Pinned your pos...I was just wondering this myself! Pinned your post to come back later when I'm ready to make it. I didn't even know that "velvet" was the term for it until my brother in law was looking for a non pan-fried version of chicken at PF Chang's and this is what they gave him. Thanks for sharing! Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-49251523275124318722013-04-14T15:02:31.739-04:002013-04-14T15:02:31.739-04:00I just made this for lunch! Delicious and the chic...I just made this for lunch! Delicious and the chicken was perfectly tender!Laurie Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177559207735782406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-11300034400696272572013-04-14T11:05:15.062-04:002013-04-14T11:05:15.062-04:00This is perfect timing! I was planning to make a c...This is perfect timing! I was planning to make a chicken stir-fry today, and the chicken always seems too tough. I thought it was because it wasn't free-range and had been shot through with hormones, but now I can try velveting it first!Laurie Chttp://baystatera.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-42165638631769733012013-04-14T09:58:21.337-04:002013-04-14T09:58:21.337-04:00I've tried making lo mein as it is one of my v...I've tried making lo mein as it is one of my very favorite foods, but it never came out quite right. The velveting sounds like the key--I can't wait to try it! Yours looks delish!Mary R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12468537883595941188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-21593802447843134472013-04-14T08:43:25.116-04:002013-04-14T08:43:25.116-04:00I've never heard of velveting meat but your di...I've never heard of velveting meat but your dish sure does look delicious!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-18870468671432638542013-04-14T08:11:56.699-04:002013-04-14T08:11:56.699-04:00I've actually done that but didn't know th...I've actually done that but didn't know that was what it was called! Who knew? This looks really good. I love lo main!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-63690519951094661562013-04-14T05:03:32.747-04:002013-04-14T05:03:32.747-04:00hop...hop...hop... ;-)hop...hop...hop... ;-)caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-9737778592439163092013-04-13T22:25:43.436-04:002013-04-13T22:25:43.436-04:00This is a new technique to me, hadn't even hea...This is a new technique to me, hadn't even heard of it. Will have to read up about it further. Thanks. i love to learn new things.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501259287565067209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-4053479238319119912013-04-13T21:33:03.398-04:002013-04-13T21:33:03.398-04:00Oh this looks interesting ... although the title d...Oh this looks interesting ... although the title did make me think of rabbits!SprungAtLasthttp://www.sprungatlast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-85919250118497495612013-04-13T20:46:22.758-04:002013-04-13T20:46:22.758-04:00That looks so good. I've marinated chicken bef...That looks so good. I've marinated chicken before in a cornstarch sauce before stir-frying, but I'll bet I'd like this water method. Never heard of it before.Joy Weese Mollhttp://www.joyweesemoll.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-16186923475777619992013-04-13T16:42:57.401-04:002013-04-13T16:42:57.401-04:00I'm going to save this technique. Thank you fo...I'm going to save this technique. Thank you for sharing!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004178422343485278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-85204844330834675432013-04-13T16:10:05.741-04:002013-04-13T16:10:05.741-04:00I have never heard of velveting but it sounds like...I have never heard of velveting but it sounds like a useful technique instead of stir-frying the meat like I always do. The end result looks delicious!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-23556139565245635362013-04-13T16:09:58.962-04:002013-04-13T16:09:58.962-04:00Ha,I thought you were going to talk about Velveeta...Ha,I thought you were going to talk about Velveeta, too! 'Velveting' is a totally new concept to me, but I've always wondered how Chinese restaurants got the chicken so tender. I'll be experimenting with this - thanks!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-11783959425567884592013-04-13T15:35:16.769-04:002013-04-13T15:35:16.769-04:00Caite - this looks good. I have tried to velvet b...Caite - this looks good. I have tried to velvet but last time used too much cornflour which didn't work so well. I'll give it another go. Have a great week.Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985978221627051493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-33843561015636333502013-04-13T11:44:12.105-04:002013-04-13T11:44:12.105-04:00Yes, you can use with other meats..pork, beef and ...Yes, you can use with other meats..pork, beef and such..<br />caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-35210996758990503562013-04-13T10:02:20.873-04:002013-04-13T10:02:20.873-04:00WHEW for a moment there I thought you were going t...WHEW for a moment there I thought you were going to talk about Velvetta that horrible neon orange crap!! I had seen this done to meat when I took a Szechuan cooking course to tenderize tough meat but didn't know it was called velveting!!Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-1465688278645174012013-04-13T09:03:53.105-04:002013-04-13T09:03:53.105-04:00WOW, this made my mouth water. I am definitely gi...WOW, this made my mouth water. I am definitely giving it a try. Thanks for this delicious looking recipe.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988251415347075888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-38614596232358828552013-04-13T08:30:27.482-04:002013-04-13T08:30:27.482-04:00This looks delicious. I've never done the velv...This looks delicious. I've never done the velveting before, but I'm definitely going to check it out. Well, plus I do love some lo mein. I can always grub on that. Thanks!Heather Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998406608932437532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-82428667566871730922013-04-13T07:16:26.304-04:002013-04-13T07:16:26.304-04:00Yummm-- and I love rabbit. Anyway, I've never ...Yummm-- and I love rabbit. Anyway, I've never velveted meat before, but I think I'll give it a try. Sounds like a winning method. I had to look up flat iron steak -- oh! A top blade steak. Yeah, yum again.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-73199276707652081732013-04-13T06:58:32.032-04:002013-04-13T06:58:32.032-04:00well, you could use rabbit. I acvtually saw some f...well, you could use rabbit. I acvtually saw some frozen at the supermarket...but I will stick to the more common proteins. no bunny...lolcaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-51176261276764921932013-04-13T06:16:43.504-04:002013-04-13T06:16:43.504-04:00Oh your title is so funny! But it makes me think ...Oh your title is so funny! But it makes me think of eating rabbits....rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-54254627951436512152013-04-13T06:07:08.256-04:002013-04-13T06:07:08.256-04:00Well done caite. I can't say I have heard of t...<b>Well done caite.</b> I can't say I have heard of the <a rel="nofollow">velveting</a> method of cooking before. So I need to investigate it further, as it sounds like a delicious way to prepare food, and I would like to incorporate it in some recipes I post on my blog in future.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com