I'm interested in making some shredded chicken for taquitos. I've made pulled pork before, but never pulled/shredded chicken.
I was looking up a few videos on how to make shredded chicken to see if there is a quick easy way to do it. I saw a bunch of people trying to use (at least) two forks to try to pull it apart after cooking or boiling the chicken. It took them all at least 5 min/chicken breast. PFFT! I've always had lots of luck just using my fingers with pulled pork. I'm not going to go as far as to dirty a stand mixer to get the job done, but that doesn't look like a bad idea either.
My interest, I think, lies in the process of cooking the chicken, instead of actually shredding it. Does anyone have any recommendations for how to cook the chicken to get it "falling off the bone" tender? Boiling it looks like a great way to get the consistency, but lose all the flavor. What else is there?
I was looking up a few videos on how to make shredded chicken to see if there is a quick easy way to do it. I saw a bunch of people trying to use (at least) two forks to try to pull it apart after cooking or boiling the chicken. It took them all at least 5 min/chicken breast. PFFT! I've always had lots of luck just using my fingers with pulled pork. I'm not going to go as far as to dirty a stand mixer to get the job done, but that doesn't look like a bad idea either.
My interest, I think, lies in the process of cooking the chicken, instead of actually shredding it. Does anyone have any recommendations for how to cook the chicken to get it "falling off the bone" tender? Boiling it looks like a great way to get the consistency, but lose all the flavor. What else is there?