Chicken meat can be prepared in many ways. If you intend to fry it, bake it in the oven or on an open fire, then be sure to use the marinade. It, depending on the ingredients, will give it piquancy, softness and juiciness. How to pickle chicken? We will talk about this in this article.
Surely, many housewives have their own marinade recipes. To list all the possible options will take a very long time. But still, there are marinades that are used by most housewives and lovers of barbecue chicken. It is necessary that the spices and ingredients soak the meat and make it juicy and appetizing. How to marinate chicken deliciously?
The simplest marinades are mayonnaise and ketchup. They are sold ready-made and are an excellent way to give chicken meat a richer flavor. You just need to sprinkle chicken carcass or chicken slices with pepper, salt and spread on top with mayonnaise or ketchup. Use any seasonings you consider necessary. Such marinades give the chicken a beautiful crust as well.
Another way to marinate chicken is to use kefir. To do this, take about 400 ml of kefir based on one medium-sized chicken carcass. Add salt, oregano, pepper, paprika and basil to it. It is better to cut the chicken into pieces, so it is better to marinate. Pour it with kefir with spices and leave for about two hours. Ready chicken turns tender and rosy.
There are so many chicken kebab lovers. Despite the fact that this meat is very tender, it also requires preliminary marinating, to give it a certain taste. Before pickling chicken skewers , you need to decide on the marinade. For this, kefir mixed with seasonings and spices is also used. But there are other options.
You can take some vegetable oil and lemon juice. Vinegar is not advisable, therefore, we take lemon juice, which will give the meat the right acid. We also add pepper, salt and any spices as desired.
As a marinade, you can take olive oil and a little soy sauce. In this case, the use of salt should be moderate. Keep the chicken in the marinade for about 2-4 hours, no more.
How to pickle chicken in a more original way? Use a marinade with honey and fruit juice. To do this, take a tablespoon of good honey, a little (teaspoon) of soy sauce, salt, about three tablespoons of orange or pineapple juice and pepper. We coat chicken with this mixture and leave it for two hours. It should be noted that during the pickling periodically stir meat. Thanks to honey, a beautiful golden crust forms during the frying process, but make sure that the meat is not burnt.
Eggs are also used as a mixture for marinating chicken. Beat a few eggs and add salt to them. Then pour the chopped chicken with this mixture and leave for a while. Then we take out the meat and drain the excess egg fluid. Now you can roll each piece in a mixture of different, chopped herbs and then sprinkle with breadcrumbs. In this form, fry the chicken in a pan or grill.
Fans of original dishes can use cream or coconut milk in combination with curry and chili sauce. Garlic is very good for chicken marinade . It can be added to mayonnaise, seasoning this mixture with chopped green dill. Cook the marinade with the cooked chicken and leave for 2 hours.
There are many options for pickling chicken. You can choose one of the offered ones, supplement them with your spices and seasonings or come up with your own original marinade recipe. The main thing is that the chicken meat is tasty, tender and mouth-watering.