Chicken minced meat is a popular product, from which you can create a huge number of not only delicious, but also dietary dishes. Caloric content of chicken is relatively low and is 143 kcal per 100 grams of product. The amount of calories in the dishes from minced meat depends on the method of preparation. For example, the caloric content of chicken meat for a couple is 189 kcal, while the calorie content of chicken minced meat is 210 kcal. Caloric content of chicken cutlet without grounding is on average 210 kcal per 100 grams of product, and with breading this figure reaches 250.
From this product it is possible to prepare meatballs, steamed and fried cutlets, meatballs, meat rolls, casseroles, whites, pelmeni, cabbage rolls, pies and many other dishes.
How to choose chicken forcemeat?
Chicken minced meat is chicken meat after mechanical deboning. Minced meat should not include offal, cartilage and bones. When choosing chicken forcemeat, first of all it is necessary to pay attention to its appearance. The quality product has a delicate pink color. If the edges of the stuffing are a little darkened, then it's already stale. Buy is only chilled chicken minced. In this form it retains its useful properties. If you still had to buy a frozen semi-finished product, it must be thawed gradually in a cool place, for example, in a refrigerator.
The Benefits of Chicken Stuffing
The value of chicken meat is a high content of easily digestible proteins, therefore dishes using this product are recommended for elderly, children, as well as people with gastrointestinal diseases. Quality chicken mincemeat contains almost all vitamins and elements that are in chicken meat. It contains the following trace elements: magnesium, sodium , potassium, phosphorus and iron. Chicken mincemeat contains vitamins of group B, K, E and PP.