I have accidently over-velvet'd my chicken breast - can this mistake be countered with some kind of flavor or something?😔

[Nina Robes]

Last night I went bananas with the baking soda. It was the one thing that I should have measured, but didn't. I poured a large amount into a large bowl of cold water, mixed it in with a spoon, and dropped my chicken in after cutting it up. I let it soak in there for at least 30 minutes or more.

The meat has this really strong bitter taste to it now. It's there a way to reheat it or some kind of sauce or seasoning that I can use to counteract the taste? Currently, it seems that my haphazard approach to the first step has ruined the whole meal.

 

[msmofet]

Welcome to DC

 

[dragnlaw]

Hi Nina, Welcome to DC.

Wish I could help you, I just don't know.

Is that picture of your finished dish? It certainly looks amazing!

 

[GotGarlic]

Hi and welcome to Discuss Cooking ☺

You can try countering the alkaline baking soda with an acid - vinegar or citrus juice - and/or sugar, but I don't know for sure whether it will help.

 

[Badjak]

I was also thinking something acidic.
Or some very intense spices to overrule the bitterness?
Or just a little bit of chicken and lots of other stuff (maybe soup or a stew) so it gets diluted? But then you run the chance that even more food is not nice

 

[taxlady]

Maybe try some oyster sauce or hoisin sauce. They are both kind of sweet, but with other good flavours. I'm just guessing here, but I find that sweet counters bitter in some cases.

 

[Nina Robes]

Thanks for the ideas everybody! I do not like to waste food; however I believe I'm going to have to close the book on this adventure. I tried everything but boiling the meat..before I toss it all out, I'll try boiling the chicken in a vinegar solution. Maybe I can eat it with some ramen noodles.

Again, thank you all! I really appreciate your advice.

 

[jennyema]

Never boil chicken.

I was going to suggest soaking it in milk.

sometimes cooking fails or experiments just have to go in the trash …. It happens