Chicken breast is a healthy dietary meat that is also recommended for those who seek healthy way life, and those who hope to get rid of a few extra pounds.
However, the breasts are often too dry and tough. How can you avoid this? Most chefs advise following a few rules, of which the first is to use correct marinade for chicken breasts.
General principles making chicken breast marinade
It is undesirable to add mayonnaise and other mixtures containing vinegar to it. If the chicken breast kebab marinade contains a lot of acid, then the meat will acquire a sharp taste and will be harsh. In general, do not make the mixture too acidic, regardless of what you decide to add: vinegar, citrus juice or kefir.
Salting the chicken breast marinade too generously in the oven is also not worth it. Salt helps the meat to quickly lose juice and become "rubbery". It is better to add salt towards the end of the marinating process, 10-15 minutes before baking.
If you want to get juicy and soft dish, buy a chilled, not frozen chicken, and one that has been frozen and thawed several times, no marinade for a chicken breast kebab will save you! Not to mention the fact that such meat can easily be poisoned. So take the product only from a trusted store.
Using the marinade for chicken breasts, you can bake a whole chicken in the oven, only it needs to be marinated much longer, it is best to leave it overnight. But bake the chicken so that it turns out not dry, but juicy, better in the sleeve. If you like the crust, then you can cut (carefully so as not to burn yourself!) The sleeve and turn the temperature higher.
Put in the chicken breast marinade various spices... This, of course, depends on the taste, but the following should be attributed to the generally accepted seasoning options:
Coriander;
Can be used ready mix or compose your own. Or you can make a chicken breast kebab marinade or a baked dish, limiting yourself to one thing. For example, interesting taste adds thyme to the dish, and often “solo” is also curry (although it may be wrong to talk about solo in this case, because curry is a mixture of spices). But it is important not to overdo it with spices, otherwise the marinade for chicken breasts in the oven will clog the taste of the bird itself!
It is necessary to marinate the breast from an hour to two, it does not make sense to keep it longer.
It will marinate faster at room temperature, but if this “ room temperature»Is too high, it is better to place the chicken bowl in the refrigerator.
Make sure that the chicken breast marinade completely covers the meat. If this is not the case, you need to periodically take out the bowl and mix the contents, ensuring that the chicken is completely coated with marinade.
Ingredients
Garlic - 2 cloves (3 if small)
Lemon - about a third of a small citrus
Kefir 1% fat - quarter liter
Thyme, mint, a little black pepper
Mustard - tablespoon
Salt to taste; add one hour after the start of marinating the chicken
Cooking method
Peel the garlic and chop finely, squeeze juice from a third of the lemon. Peel the onion and chop it very finely. Using a whisk, mix kefir with garlic and onion, then gently stir in lemon juice followed by mustard and black pepper. If you are using fresh herbs, chop them as small as possible, you can even chop them with a blender. If dry, rub it between your fingers. Then add the chopped herbs to the marinade.
Put chicken breast in the marinade and keep in it for about an hour, turning every now and then. Then add salt, mix again and marinate the chicken for another 15 minutes.
Bake in the sleeve or cook a kebab.
Ingredients
Honey - 4 tablespoons
Dry spicy herbs (thyme, basil, rosemary, etc.) - 1 tablespoon
Soy sauce - 2 tablespoons
Olive or corn oil - 5-6 tablespoons
Black pepper - to taste
There is no need to add salt to this chicken breast marinade - soy sauce will add saltiness
Cooking method
Melt the honey in a water bath (put a container with honey in a saucepan of water, and that one on gas; heat, stirring the honey continuously).
Mix liquid honey with soy sauce and then add vegetable oil and stir well. Add dry herbs and peppers.
Marinate the breast in this composition for about an hour, and then bake in the sleeve. It's a good idea to add new potatoes and pour over everything with the rest of the marinade - it will turn out exquisite dish in a somewhat oriental style.
This chicken breast marinade option is especially suitable for those who love the taste of chicken itself, not spices.
Ingredients
Salt - spoon
Sugar - spoon
Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons
Cooking method
Mix salt and sugar with butter and rub the chicken breast with the mixture. Place under a small load and hold for about an hour, and then bake in the sleeve.
Ingredients
Vegetable oil (it is better to take olive oil) - 2 tablespoons
Lemon - 1/2 small
Granulated sugar- 2 large spoons
Garlic - 4-6 medium-sized cloves
Ginger - a piece about three cm long
Soy sauce - 2-3 tablespoons
Lime - wedge (you can use lime juice - full teaspoon)
Black pepper
If you think the sauce is not salty enough, add a little salt.
Cooking method
Remove the zest from half of the lemon, then squeeze the juice. Pass the garlic through a press. Peel the ginger and chop finely (but it is better not to grate it).
Mix lemon and lime juice with soy sauce and vegetable oil, add ginger and garlic, stir, add pepper and, if necessary, salt. Put in small lemon zest cut with scissors.
Place the chicken breast in the marinade for an hour or an hour and a half, and then cook in any way.
Ingredients
Sour cream - half a glass (it is better to take 20% fat)
Mustard (you can take the usual, Russian, or you can prefer some kind of exquisite softer) - a teaspoon with a top
Dry paprika powder - teaspoon
Garlic - 3-4 cloves
Curry - about one and a half teaspoons
Lime or lemon juice - about a teaspoon
Spices any, according to your taste, you can Italian or Provencal blend- half a teaspoon
Cooking method
Peel the garlic and pass through a garlic press.
In sour cream, drop by drop, mix the whole citrus juice, then, continuing to stir with a whisk, put the garlic, curry and paprika, add, lightly rubbing the herbs between your fingers.
Coat the breast or pieces of chicken breast with this marinade and keep so for about an hour and a half, making sure that the chicken is covered with sauce on all sides, if necessary, turn it sideways.
Ingredients
Grain mustard - 1 spoon
Plain mustard - 1 spoon
Half can (400 gram) canned pineapple
Sour cream 15 - 20% - 3 tablespoons
Pepper mixture - half a teaspoon
Onion - half a small onion
Salt - half to a whole teaspoon
Apple vinegar- 1 spoon
Cooking method
Peel the onion and chop with a knife finely enough; you can also chop the onion with a grater or food processor, blender, or the like.
Put the pineapples and syrup in a blender bowl, then grind in liquid puree... You can, however, leave larger pieces, and not exactly mashed potatoes.
Mix sour cream with pineapple puree and mustard in a bowl with a blender or whisk. Then add the onion and pepper mixture and mix well again. And only at the end add salt and vinegar (you can do without it).
Chicken breast marinated in pineapple marinade, it makes sense to continue cooking with pineapples, for example, you can bake the breast with pineapple pieces and cheese.
In fact, this is a joke name. The marinade is very tasty, it just contains horseradish. It is better to take a piece of horseradish root, but if this is not possible, ordinary horseradish in a jar will do, preferably the simplest one, without beets or cream. However, you can use them as well.
Ingredients
Horseradish - a piece of root of a centimeter in 3 - 4 (or 2-3 tablespoons of ready-made horseradish from a jar)
Sour cream 20% - half a glass
Tomato paste - 1 spoon
Parsley (fresh; if not, you can take dried)
Salt - a teaspoon
Cooking method
If you are using fresh root horseradish, it must be washed and cleaned, and then grated on fine grater or grind with any suitable kitchen device.
Finely chop fresh parsley, and chop dried parsley with your fingers, you can crush in a mortar.
Mix sour cream (you can take more fatty, but less fatty is already undesirable) with horseradish, freshly grated or from a jar, add parsley and tomato to the same place, and later - salt.
Marinate chicken breast in this composition for about two hours.
One of the most exquisite and delicious chicken marinades.
Ingredients
Orange - 1 piece
Lemon - half medium
Honey - 2 - 3 tablespoons
Ginger - a piece of about 3 cm
Table white wine - ¾ glasses
Greens (dill, thyme, basil, and the like fresh) - small bunch
Cooking method
Wash the orange very carefully with a brush. Remove the zest from it and cut with kitchen scissors into strips a couple of millimeters apart.
Cut the lemon into thin slices.
Melt the honey in a water bath so that it becomes completely liquid.
Wash the ginger under running water, peel and cut into small slices.
Squeeze the juice out of the orange.
Rinse the greens thoroughly by immersing them first in water and then under running water. Chop as small as possible.
Put honey in orange juice and mix thoroughly until smooth. Top up with white wine. Mix everything well again and even beat a little.
Now you can add solid ingredients - pieces of zest and lemon, herbs.
Stir the marinade again and dip the chicken breast into it. Leave to marinate for at least an hour and a half.
If you don't have a sleeve, you can bake the chicken breast in a sauce or foil-covered pan.
Hello Dear friends and guests of my blog. It's getting warmer and warmer outside. Spring has finally come into its own and the May holidays are just around the corner. And with them the opening of the barbecue season.
In Russia, chicken is the second most popular meat for an indispensable attribute of a picnic in nature. The first, in my opinion, is pork. How to make a shish kebab out of it, I recommend that you look.
Well, today I will tell you about the most delicious recipes marinade for chicken so that the meat is soft and juicy. As I already said, I do not know how to cook this dish myself. I have a husband for that. I continue to torture him on the subject useful tips and the secrets of marinating so that the meat is juicy and tender.
Dear women, after all, we are already constantly at the stove at home, so entrust this business to a man. Let him also put his powerful hand. Show him the recipes he likes and let him cook! Well, we'll just relax in the bosom of nature, bask in the sun and just eat deliciously.
In today's collection there are recipes that you may have never even heard of. And I'll start with them. Although there are simple classic ways.
Well, first of all, the meat must be fresh, chilled. Frozen is not good. And see the expiration date on the package.
Chicken meat itself is soft, pickled and cooked in time less than others. The most ideal and most juicy and tender part of the chicken for a kebab is the thigh. I usually buy already thigh fillet, but you can buy it on the bone and cut it yourself, it will be cheaper. Not much, though.
Sometimes the breast is also chosen, but it is rather dry. After all, this is dietary meat and there is no fat in it. However, we will consider such marinades that even the breast will be juicy.
Wings and drumsticks are also often chosen for a picnic, but it is more convenient to cook them already on the wire rack. I don't like to buy wings, there is little meat there. But I would take the shin.
Choosing meat, you need to think about the marinade. And consider detailed recipes we'll be below. Choose any you like.
It can be called Indian, as there is Indian folk spice curry. The recipe contains the ingredients and calculation for 0.5 kg of meat. It is better to cook from thigh fillets. Accordingly, if you have more meat, increase the proportions.
Ingredients:
We start to marinate:
1. Cut the fillets into small pieces. I usually divide in half. And be sure to cut off the fat layers, they will still burn.
2. Put the spices in there, put the tomato paste, squeeze the lemon juice, squeeze out the garlic and add the yogurt. Mix everything and marinate for 4-12 hours. There won't be much difference. You can simply prepare the meat for barbecue in advance in the evening and leave it overnight. Or you can do it 4 hours before cooking.
For those who love hot things, this recipe is intended. Here you will need to use a blender to grind all the products. We also take 0.5 kg of thigh fillet and calculate the ingredients for it. This marinade can be called Mexican because of the spice.
Ingredients:
1. Everything is simple here: you need to put all the ingredients in a blender and pour over with sauces and butter. Grind everything until smooth.
2. Pour into meat, stir and marinate for 4 to 12 hours.
This is just an amazing recipe. Very tasty. Not a lot confused on products, but honestly - you won't regret it if you dare to try it. We are still counting on 0.5 kg of chicken thigh.
Ingredients:
Pour pineapple juice, soy sauce into the meat. Add a pinch of salt, vinegar, spices, and squeeze the garlic. Mix everything and leave in the refrigerator for 3 hours. Then take it out and let it stand for another two hours at normal temperature.
In the old days Soviet times there was a total shortage of food. But kebab even then firmly entered the life of Soviet citizens. Its preparation is an obligatory ceremony in any trip or excursion out of town or to the country.
Therefore, the products were taken to be the simplest and most affordable. But who said that such a marinade would make the meat less juicy and tasty? Nothing of the kind, many still use only this recipe.
You can buy the breast and remove the meat from the bone yourself, but it's better to buy the fillet right away.
Ingredients:
Cut the onion into rings or half rings. We put it to the meat, salt, pour with vinegar and mix the food properly. Remember the onion so that the juice comes out. Leave it on for at least two hours. Then you can put on a skewer and cook. Cooking time is about 10-15 minutes.
On such a marinade, the kebab will turn out to be very tender and juicy. The composition of the recipe is simple and budgetary. Mixes quickly, no more than 15 minutes.
Ingredients:
1. Cut two kilograms of fillets in large pieces... Add two teaspoons of salt and one teaspoon of black pepper. Two teaspoons of mustard.
2. Pour all this with kefir 500 ml. Stir well and add 5-6 cloves of minced garlic. And leave it on for two to three hours.
The pieces are not large, so the frying time will take 10-15 minutes.
Here's another one for you interesting way marinade. The recipe is for 1.5 kg of thigh meat. It is not necessary to remove the meat from the bone. Skewer straight with the bone.
Ingredients:
Cooking method:
1. Cut off excess fat from the thighs and make several cuts at the top.
2. Fold the meat tightly plastic bag(can be taken with a zip-lock on top or grippers are also called them) and fill with soy sauce, olive oil, sprinkle with spices and chopped peppers, squeeze out the garlic and squeeze out half an orange. Close the bag tightly or tie and shake well. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours. You can keep it up to 12 hours, but not more.
3. Over time, put your thighs on skewers and grill in a charcoal grill for 15-25 minutes. Remember to turn over periodically.
For those who like to watch video recipes, I suggest great way cooking on the grill. Can be skewered or cooked on the wire rack. The kebab turns out to be juicy and very tasty.
Ingredients:
Finely chop the onion and mix with the meat, add salt and basil leaves. Fill with water and wine. Marinate for at least 2 hours. Then fry the thighs on a wire rack for 10-15 minutes on each side.
Now take a look at how this is done.
Everything is so appetizing that I am already drooling. Hurry up to a warm weekend. I’ll take my husband under the white hands and go to Mother Nature for a picnic.
Another simple and unpretentious recipe pickles chicken meat for outdoor recreation. Choose any part of the chicken that you like. The recipe uses ingredients for 3.5 kg of meat.
Ingredients:
Cut the chicken into small pieces. It will marinate faster this way. Cut the onion into half rings and remember it well for juice. Then add the chopped meat to the bowl to the onion. Salt, add seasoning, mustard powder and mayonnaise. Mix everything well.
Mix better hands, so the pieces of meat will soak better in the marinade. Leave on for 3 to 12 hours, if desired. Then string the pieces on a skewer and place on the grill. Turn meat periodically. prepare such a kebab for up to half an hour.
My friends, I just can't stop. So many more interesting recipes. Here's another one light marinade that gives the chicken an amazing seductive flavor and bright taste... But unfortunately, it is not always possible to get out of the city or the weather does not allow. What's stopping you from making barbecue at home in the oven? Nothing gets in the way. Take it and do it.
Ingredients:
1. Put all the ingredients in a place, except for the chicken for now, and rub with a crush. Better yet, use a blender and grind everything into a fine gruel.
2. Cut the fillet into small pieces, put in a bowl and add the prepared mixture there. Stir and marinate for 60 minutes, of course.
3. Then slide the pieces onto the prepared wooden skewers, stirring with the onion and bell pepper pieces.
4. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and put the kebab there for 30-35 minutes.
The marinade itself, of course, can be used for meat cooked in the bosom of nature. And the proportions can be taken for more.
And finally, I want to present you a video on how to make an amazing sauce for our meat in nature. It will be a wonderful addition to our skewered chicken.
Well, on this positive note, I want to finish my article. And then I was carried away by something. Well, by God, it’s so interesting itself that it’s impossible to stop. But I still pulled myself together and put an end for today.
But I will definitely return to this burning topic about kebabs. After all, we have not yet talked about all types of meat. How much more interesting marinades left. Do not count.
I'd like to see your comments, what you liked, what surprised, etc. I wish you all the best.
Making chicken breast skewers is quite difficult. It usually dries out rather quickly and becomes tough. We will share with you a few interesting recipes, and you will understand that this meat can be made deliciously tasty dish... It is perfect both for a buffet table and for everyday meals.
Ingredients:
Preparation
Cut the chicken meat into small portions. We wash the lemon, wipe it and chop it into rings. We clean the onion and also chop it with middle rings. Now we take a bowl, put on the bottom of the breast, onion, and pour butter on top and mineral water... Sprinkle everything with spices to taste, mix well, cover and leave to marinate for 4 hours. After the specified time, we string our meat on a skewer, alternating with onions and fry for 5 minutes on each side so that the breasts do not dry out! If you are preparing a dish at home, then we use skewers and a well-heated oven. Before serving, decorate a plate of chicken breast skewers with fresh herbs and sprinkle the meat with lemon juice.
Ingredients:
Preparation
So, remove the zest from the lemon, rub it on a fine grater, and squeeze the juice from the lemon. Now we combine the zest, juice in a bowl, pour in apple brandy, vegetable oil, throw in sugar, spices and mix everything thoroughly. Cut the breast into small pieces, put it in the marinade, stir and put it in the refrigerator for several hours. At this time, we are preparing the apples for now: we cut their quarters, and then chop them into large pieces and sprinkle with lemon juice. We string the chicken and apples tightly on wooden skewers, or on thin metal skewers. Lubricate everything with marinade and cook the kebab on the grill or in the oven for 15 minutes, constantly turning over.
Ingredients:
Preparation
We wash the chicken fillet, dry it and cut into small cubes. We clean the onions from the husks, chop them in half rings and knead them well with our hands so that it gives juice. Rub the lemon zest on a fine grater. Add some salt to the chicken fillet pieces to taste, sprinkle with pepper, seasonings and zest. Mix the meat thoroughly with your hands, fill it with kefir and leave to marinate for about 2 hours. After that, string the meat pieces on skewers and fry until tender over hot coals.
Ingredients:
Preparation
In a bowl, mix the olive oil, wine vinegar and lemon juice. Then add ground paprika, throw in dry onions, squeeze out the garlic, add mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Cut the chicken fillet into small pieces, put the meat in the marinade and mix well with your hands. Cover with a lid and remove to marinate for about 1 hour. After that we plant chicken pieces on skewers and fry on hot coals.
In the process of marinating chicken fillet pieces, one of the most important stages is the preparation of the correct delicious marinade... It is thanks to this component that after roasting on charcoal white poultry meat will acquire a tender and soft structure. So, how to marinate and roast chicken breast for barbecue?
To prepare 4 servings of a dish you need:
How to cook?
For cooking you need:
How to pickle?
Also, such a recipe can be carried out in the oven at 180 degrees for 25 minutes.
Without a doubt the best side dish any meat is accompanied by vegetables. In this video you can find out the recipe for a delicious, appetizing vegetable stew Grilled.
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For cooking you need:
Cooking technology
The dish requires:
How to cook?
Chicken kebab, prepared for cooking in the right marinade base, is always juicy and soft. In addition to the options presented, chicken can be prepared in kefir, mineral water, mayonnaise, sour cream. It is worth considering that the marinade base is not involved in further cooking, so it can be poured out after removing the meat slices. Vegetables cooked on charcoal are perfect as a side dish for such a dish. Better to give preference to eggplant, bell pepper, zucchini. And the bread fried on charcoal will become perfect complement to meat for all family members.
In this video you can find out the recipe for unusually delicious chicken hearts on the grill. Juicy, soft, with a crispy crust - they cook in just a few minutes. Be sure to leave your proven kebab recipes in
You can marinate the brisket not only traditional way but also using orange, grapefruit, mineral water.
It is quite difficult to get a tasty and juicy chicken breast kebab. You need to know some secrets of making a marinade, which will help correct the situation. How to properly marinate meat? What recipes are there?
Some people, despite the fact that they have a diet, cannot deny themselves delicious barbecue... To reduce calories, they choose less fatty meats. These include chicken breast. It is this part of the bird that is dry. During the cooking process, it can become even tougher and drier, which will undoubtedly negatively affect taste dishes. In order not to end up with charred solid meat, it is important to know the secrets of the right marinade.
The simplest chicken breast kebab marinade is as follows:
Mineral water will speed up the marinating process, and also make the meat more tender.
To get delicious diet kebab from chicken breast, you must do the following:
Pickled recipes with added tomato paste will appeal to lovers of Georgian cuisine.
Such a chicken kebab is prepared as follows:
You can get a juicy chicken breast kebab by adding kefir or yogurt to the marinade. The preparation of the marinade is as follows:
Another spicy recipe chicken breast kebab, which will be enjoyed by many:
If desired, add to such meat canned pineapple which will add sweetish notes and also make the taste incredibly attractive. During charcoal cooking, care must be taken to prevent the pineapple from burning. It is recommended to pour marinade or wine over the chicken throughout the entire process.