Meat and chicken juices in the pan

myych
myych Posts: 5 Member
edited November 22 in Food and Nutrition
I dont know whats the name of it. But when i cook my chicken or meat in the pan (using cooking spray), there is the residue or juice that i then cook the sauce or vegetables in. Should i count them as extra calories? I feel they are extra fat!

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  • beaglady
    beaglady Posts: 1,362 Member
    Those juices are usually a mix of meat juices and fat, especially if you are cooking chicken with skin.

    They also contain a load of flavor. When I cook meat, I usually cook enough for several meals. I'll remove the meat from the pan and add some water to loosen the browned bits. Scrape the pan a bit to dissolve, then pour the juices into a container and refrigerate. That way, you can remove the fat and discard it, but use the flavorful juices the second time you serve that meat, or add it to another dish. As long as the fat is removed, I don't worry about how many calories might be in the meat juices.
  • CTcutie
    CTcutie Posts: 649 Member
    No, not extra, in my opinion.
    I would think that it’s already included in each chicken portion- so if you make 3 servings, weigh the juices & divide the total by 3, and serve each portion with that volume?
  • sixxpoint
    sixxpoint Posts: 3,529 Member
    edited October 2017
    They are called the sucs in French, or more casually, the brown bits in English.
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