The only way to be sure chicken is fully cooked is to take it's core temperature with a meat thermometer. The cooking time of anything can change because of a plethora of variables. Get a really good...
A slow, low cooking process will help to ensure a tender chicken breast. Or you can pound them out before hand (using meat mallet with chicken breast placed between plastic wrap). Don't use...
If the chicken pieces have bones in them it will take about 2 hours for the chicken to get tender. If the pieces are boneless it will boil in about 45 minutes. If this chicken is whole it may take 2...
After preparing the chicken by removing the white skin and red blood vessels, you simmer the whole chicken breasts for approximatly 20-30 minutes. then on removing the chicken you cut it into...