Hey folks. I decided to do something a little different and provide a food tip to help save on prep time. Because I do a lot of stir-fry and other recipes that require cubed meat (mostly chicken), I tried to find a way to defrost meat faster. I'm one of the few people in this world that doesn't have a microwave, both for financial reasons and to avoid the allure of TV dinners...also I don't have a lot of counter space.
The Quick and Easy Process:
Step 1) When you get home from the supermarket, unwrap the meat from its container.
Step 2) For chicken, set aside as many Ziploc bags (sandwich size) as there are chicken breasts. For ground meat, divide into 4-5 equal sections and take out 4-5 Ziploc bags.
Step 3) If you are bagging chicken, leave a couple of breasts whole and cube the rest. Place each chicken breast's worth of meat in a Ziploc baggie. For ground meat, place each section that was divided into the respective baggie.
Step 4) Place in freezer.
*Tip* If you don't want to use the microwave for thawing, then fill a mixing bowl full of hot water. Place the bag of meat in the bowl and throw a towel over the bowl to lock in the heat. Switch out the water every 30-60 minutes because it will cool significantly. Once the meat is closer to being thawed out you won't have to switch the water out as often.
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