Cooking meat from frozen

[hammerman]

What;s the score with cooking meat when it's still frozen...or partially frozen. For example

I decide at midday that we're going to have curry for dinner. I get the frozen chicken breasts out of the freezer but by the time it comes to cooking the meal at 6.30 ish, the chicken is semi frozen. I chop the chicken breasts up and cook them as normal despite being semi frozen.

As above but with pork streaky slices /

can any harm come of this ?....i cook the chicken thoroughly and the same with the pork.

Any suggestions welcome....oh....and we're still here to tell the tale !!!

[lorri24601]

I often cook lamb and beef joints from frozen, i have looked it up in the past and the general rule seems to be if its a joint, and has no cavity ,then cooking from frozen is ok, but rememberadd 10-20 mins a Lb extra cooking time.:-)

[tamborine]

I always cook frozen meat. Put it into microwave (full power) for as long as it takes to soften - (20mins for 1lb mince.) Then cook as normal.

Frozen half lb bacon takes 10mins in micro then fry as usual.

Frozen chicken breasts - 15mins micro then cook as normal.

[LucyThomas5]

I assume that you chop your meat for the curry so as long as you cook it thoroughly there will be no problem.

[phillipa.d]

My Mum says...

If its got four legs, you can cook it from frozen (beef, lamb, pork)
If its got two legs, it has to be defrosted first. (poultry - chicken, turkey)

And this is the rule i have always gone by too, and I havent poisened anyone yet, to my knowledge!
Chicken I defrost more quickly by putting portions in a bag, and the sealed bag in COLD water.

[phillipa.d]

I hate to defrost in micro, I find it starts to cook, and then I worry about how properly is cooked...