Most likely a tendon, I just cut it out before cooking,it just makes a impossible to chew biteAngie said:What in the heck is that white thing in chicken breasts? When raw, it looks like a white straw. When it's cooked, it's like gristle. I hate it!
licia said:I take the tendon and hold it with a knife and paper towel and pull it off. It usually comes right off cleanly - no cutting, etc. I hate them too.
SizzlininIN said:Same here Licia. My question is whats that slimmy clear white stuff thats sometimes between the meat and the skin. It looks like egg whites?
Constance said:That's silverskin, Sizzlin...It's just connective tissue between the muscles. In larger animals, you need to remove it, as it's impossible to chew, but that's not a problem with poultry.
If the white thing you are talking about is where I think it is, that's just a tougher piece of connective tissue. I usually cut it off too.
There is a white, plastic-looking piece of gristle between the two breasts, which is easy to pull out, but you wouldn't be seeing that in boneless chicken breasts.
SizzlininIN said:? Silverskin ? Now I've seen that on beef and pork. But on chicken? This looks just like egg whites not like that connective tissue you find on beef and pork that you slice off.
Constance said:OK, so don't believe me.
Constance said:OK, so don't believe me.