Perfect Poached Chicken Breasts

Name: Perfect Poached Chicken Breasts
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 (6- to 8-ounce), boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed; 1/2 cup, soy sauce, for brining; 1/4 cup, salt, for brining; 2 tablespoons, sugar; 6 , garlic cloves, smashed and peeled

Main Courses
Chicken

By Dan Souza ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2014, America's Test Kitchen TV

Hardly anyone poaches chicken anymore—and with good reason: The classic technique is fussy and leads to bland meat. We set out to change that.

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SERVES 4

TIME 50 minutes, plus 30 minutes brining

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