Crispy Again! The Ultimate Trick to Reheating Cold Chicken Like Delivery
No Air Fryer Needed! Revive Your Leftover Chicken to Its Former Glory
Transform soggy, cold chicken into a crispy delight! This method revives your leftovers to be as crispy on the outside and tender on the inside as when they were first delivered. Enjoy perfect chicken at home without an air fryer.
Key Ingredient- Leftover Chicken (cold)
Cooking Instructions
Step 1
Don’t throw away that cold, soggy chicken! With this simple yet ingenious method, you can bring your leftover chicken back to life, making it taste as fresh and delicious as when it was first delivered. Whether it’s a saucy or plain fried chicken, this technique works wonders. Let me show you how!
Step 2
Begin by taking a non-stick frying pan and place your cold chicken pieces into it. Do not add any oil. Set the heat to the absolute lowest setting, ‘very low heat.’ Cooking it slowly on this gentle heat prevents burning and ensures the chicken heats through evenly.
Step 3
Once the chicken is in the pan, immediately cover it with a lid. You might worry that trapping the steam will make the chicken even soggier, but rest assured, this is the key step to achieving a tender interior. The trapped heat and steam help warm the chicken from the inside out.
Step 4
As the chicken heats gently under the lid, the natural oils from the chicken itself will start to render and seep out onto the frying pan. This is crucial: the escaping oil actually helps to crisp up the chicken’s exterior rather than making it soggy. Flip the chicken pieces halfway through to ensure even heating and crisping on both sides. Once the chicken feels warm and the skin is developing a nice crispness, it’s ready to be removed.
Step 5
Voilà! The rendered chicken fat creates a beautiful, crispy coating, transforming your cold leftovers into a delightful treat. You’ll have chicken that’s warm, incredibly crispy on the outside, and wonderfully moist on the inside, just like the day you got it. Enjoy your revived chicken!
