Getting rid of that chicken / poultry smell!

Not sure if my post makes any sense to any of you, but recently I purchased a chicken thigh at the butcher and it stank of poultry smell! :~ Let me clarify that the meat is perfectly fresh, the meat has not gone bad, its just that typical poultry smell you get when you go to the butcher, except, you'd never realise that meat could actually smell that bad when it has been bought home!

Anyway, I just washed the meat as usual and cooked it as usual. The moment the meat entered the pan, I almost threw it away into the bin. Why? Because the smell intensified! Anyway, I tried to  cover it with adding cheese and garlic, but it was completely hopeless. In the end, I think it smelled like dog food from home. o_O

So after that meal (yes, I ate that dog food smelling meal. A meal is still a meal right? And I'm on a tight budget here.), I realised that I need to get rid of this stench before I make soup with chicken thigh next. So I googled, and called mum, and used my creativity and in the end this is what I came up with.

Ways to remove chicken/poultry smell

1. Wash and remove all unwanted portion. You can even slice them up if you want, I did that. And place them in a bowl. Pour hot water over it to rinse it and then wash them under running water.
2. Wash and remove all unwanted portion. Rub salt onto meat and leave for a few minutes before rinsing the salt of under running water.
3. Wash and remove all unwanted portion. Squeeze lemon juice onto meat and rub it around and leave for a few minutes before rinsing it under water.
4. Wash and remove all unwanted portion. Pour a mixture of 1/3 white vinegar and 2/3 water onto the meat and again leave for a few minutes before rinsing under water.

You may choose to combine more than one method or just do either one of it depending on if you still find it smelly after the step.

Hope it works for you! Good luck! :)

Until next time!