Greetings dear readers. There are warm days outside, weekends are on the horizon, you can have a good rest with your family or friends. Let's make chicken kebab. If you are reading this article, you may be looking for a recipe so that the meat is not dry and tough.
Or maybe they just got bored. In any case, chicken kebab will diversify your taste sensations. But before, fillet, brisket or thighs are traditionally taken from chicken meat for barbecue. There is more meat, it is marinated well, but if it is not cooked correctly, the shish kebab turns out to be dry.
Of course, pork has fat that makes it juicier; chicken doesn't. Therefore, juiciness must be given during pickling. Below are some of the best recipes not only runet, but also our own.
Honestly, they used to think that chicken kebabs were a budget option and nothing more. But no, we just didn't know how to cook it)))). Plus, chicken is a dietary dish, and such meat is marinated faster than lamb or. In general, let's get started, first, let's pick up the meat.
So, in order to get a delicious kebab, it is important to know how to choose the right chicken. Of course, homemade, meaty chicken will make a great dish. If you do not have one (and have nowhere to buy), it is best to buy products from trusted firms.
For barbecue, it is preferable to take chilled parts of the poultry. Frozen meat loses some useful properties and taste. However, if you only have frozen chicken in stock, do not be discouraged. Defrost it correctly and everything will be fine. We do this operation on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator or in cold water.
For frying on fire, it is preferable to use thighs or drumsticks, since they contain the most fat. This means that the kebab will be more juicy.
Never use a microwave oven or hot water to speed up the process! The kebab in this case will be rubbery and tasteless.
After you have purchased chicken meat, you need to prepare it. If you have a whole carcass, chop it into the parts you need. Moreover, it is best to cut the breast as large as possible - this will make it juicier.
If you bought ready-made parts - fillets, thighs or drumsticks (I prefer such a variation and I advise you ...), no special preparations are needed - just wash the meat and select the appropriate dishes for the sourdough. And I do not recommend taking aluminum or plastic containers. Enamel, glass or ceramics work well.
Now that everything is ready, let's talk about how to marinate chicken so that the kebab is soft and juicy.
These are the most popular marinade options we have. And most likely everyone knows how to cook it. For cooking, you can use any part of the chicken, and we will use chicken thighs. Their meat is not dry, moreover, it is covered with skin. This will keep the juice inside the bite and give the meat a nice crispy brown crust.
And we will cook on a wire rack, in large pieces.
We need:
Wash the chicken and cut into 6 - 8 pieces.
Peel the garlic and cut lengthwise into thin slices. Combine spices with salt, pepper and mayonnaise. You can use any spices you like.
Place the garlic plates under the chicken skin.
Then coat the pieces with the mayonnaise mixture.
Fold the pieces into a suitable container and leave for an hour and a half.
Then put the meat on a wire rack and fry on hot coals until tender. The finished kebab will turn out ruddy, fragrant and very tasty.
We eat with pleasure.
Chicken kebab is very tasty if the marinade is made with vinegar. And this recipe is more traditional. And so that the meat is not dry when frying, it is better to water the kebab during cooking with the same marinade.
Ingredients:
Rinse the chicken fillet in water, then cut into medium pieces and put in a saucepan.
Add one tablespoon of vinegar to them, salt, pepper to taste and mix thoroughly.
Then we cover it with a tight lid and put it in the refrigerator for one hour, so that the meat stands and is saturated with all the ingredients added to it.
Then we cook on charcoal, pouring with our marinade. It's so fast and simple, bon appetit!
We had one case. They wanted to make a chicken kebab, and this idea arose simply spontaneously. All the ingredients were in the fridge, they wanted to make a vinegar marinade. But the vinegar itself was not there.
But they found a simple recipe for marinade on mineral water. We tried it, we liked it, we suggest you try it too. See:
This marinade will turn chicken fillets into a culinary masterpiece. All sources indicate that it is important not to take any acids for marinating the breast. Nevertheless, once having cooked a barbecue according to such a recipe, I was surprised - the fillet turned out to be juicy, spicy and soft.
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Add all the spices to dry wine and warm it up a little. This is done to enhance the smell of spices.
Chop the onion into rings, chop the garlic. Fillets already cut in trays are ready for frying. We will make a small cut in each piece. Why, I will explain below.
We put our chicken in wine, add onion and garlic, olive oil. We leave for 2 hours.
And now the most important thing - we put pickled onions in the pocket of each fillet before frying. Together with it, you can put a circle of tomato or bell pepper. Such a dish turns out to be very tasty, and most importantly - dietary.
Kefir has a moderately sour taste, which contributes to moderate softening of meat. And the fact that kefir is fatty and quite dense, envelops every piece of meat well and does not drain, allows you to keep all the juice inside, quickly fry it and get a beautiful golden brown crust.
That is, just the perfect marinade.
For cooking, you can use any part of the chicken, and we will use chicken thighs. Their meat is not dry, moreover, it is covered with skin. This will keep the juice inside the bite and give the meat a nice crispy brown crust.
We need:
Wash and dry the meat with paper towels.
Cut the onion into thin half rings. Try to cut it as thin as possible, so there will be more juice and it will more strongly saturate each piece of meat with its juice.
Place the chicken in a large container and sprinkle with onions slightly crushed in your hands. Stir and crush the onion slightly.
Pour kefir. In principle, it can be used with any fat content. But I usually buy 3.2% fat. Such kefir is tastier by itself, which means that the marinade from it is the most delicious.
Add spices. You can also add any of them, including ready-made spices for barbecue. It is good if they contain thyme, or rosemary, or savory, they will give a pleasant aroma to the dish. You can add ground coriander, which, along with cumin, is a favorite Asian spice.
You can add a little turmeric or paprika for a beautiful, golden brown crust. But these are just useful tips, add those spices that you like best. They will be needed in a total volume of about 2 - 2.5 tablespoons.
Add a teaspoon of salt and pepper to taste.
Chop and add parsley. It is not necessary to cut very finely, later it will be necessary to remove it so that it does not burn when frying meat. Stir and press down well with your hand. Cover with a flat plate on top and press down slightly so that the marinade covers each bite of our chicken.
The pieces are large, so let them marinate for 3 - 4 hours. It is advisable not to leave them in the sun, it is best to put the container with meat in a cool place.
Skewer the pieces or place on a wire rack. You can cook in any way suggested. Carefully remove pieces of onion and herbs from the meat.
Fry until tender and until a beautiful golden brown appears for about 25-30 minutes. Make sure that the tongues of flame do not burst out and do not burn tender juicy meat.
Serve the ready-made kebab with chopped onions, you can pre-marinate it. You can also sprinkle with fresh herbs.
According to the same recipe, you can cook a kebab on mineral water. The only change is that instead of kefir, we use any carbonated mineral water.
Here's another quick marinade recipe. In fact, chicken kebab is always quick to make. But there are quick recipes among marinades as well.
If you want a delicious kebab and very fast, then choose chicken. After a couple of hours, you can enjoy delicious kebabs.
This recipe is certainly not for everybody, but we also like it, it brings a certain variety of tastes.
Ingredients:
We wash the wings in running water, dry them with a paper towel and put them in a suitable bowl.
Clean, then chop the onion with thin rings and put in the meat. We put a little salt, you don't have to add it, since there is enough of it in soy sauce, but in my opinion, and of course, pepper to taste. Next, pour in the soy sauce and ketchup.
Mix everything thoroughly with your hands, cover with a lid and put in a cool place for 1-1.5 hours to marinate. After that, the meat is ready and can be fried on coals and baked in the oven.
If you want a delicious barbecue, but you can't get out into nature, you can cook a barbecue in the oven. See and try. With such a marinade, you can cook chicken skewers on charcoal.
I really love spicy, especially spicy chicken kebab. Of course, the spouse does not favor such a hobby and has to eat less spicy food, but…. It's so delicious! With foam, in nature ... In general, this recipe is one of my favorites, and when we go out into nature with families, then for men I definitely make one batch on such a marinade.
We need:
So, add Tabasco sauce, crushed garlic, and spices to the oil.
Place the chicken in the marinade and leave for a couple of hours.
A sauce is ideal for such a kebab - we mix natural yogurt with a teaspoon of mustard plus a lot of chopped greens.
We fry chicken kebab and eat with sauce, just delicious.
Try to surprise your guests with this recipe. I personally did not think that chicken kebabs can be eaten so deliciously.
Ingredients:
Who does not like Kinza, you can remove it altogether or use parsley, which is also very tasty.
Rinse the chicken breasts thoroughly, pat dry with paper towels, remove the skin, if desired, and cut into large cubes of approximately the same size.
Peel the bell pepper from seeds and remove the stalk. Cut into large squares, about the size of diced chicken.
Peel the onion and cut into large rings.
Place the meat and vegetables in a bowl and stir.
Prepare the marinade. To do this, rinse the cilantro and mint, transfer to a blender bowl. Add chopped green onions and garlic.
Squeeze the juice from the lime into a blender bowl, add soy sauce, chili sauce, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Mix all the ingredients into a homogeneous mass and place it with meat and vegetables. Stir until smooth. Leave to marinate in a cool place for 1 hour, you can also for two hours.
Then skewer, alternating between pieces of chicken, bell pepper and red onion.
Fry over hot coals for about 30 minutes. Make sure that the flame does not burst out of the coals and does not burn tender meat.
You can also roast in the oven.
Serve with fresh chopped onions and fresh or grilled vegetables.
I always add salt to the marinade. Everywhere they say that it draws out moisture and the meat will be dry. Once I followed this advice and suffered a fiasco (the authority of the kebab man was undermined ...), the chicken turned out to be completely not salty inside. So I put the salt in the marinade right away. The chicken will take as much salt as needed, and the rest of the ingredients will prevent the chicken from becoming dry.
Never peel off the skin! Otherwise, the kebab will be dry. Even if you don't eat it, be sure to leave the skin on during marinating and frying. It is she who will give the fat that saturates the meat and retains moisture inside.
Another secret - if you do not have time to properly marinate the meat, and you really want a shish kebab, then place garlic cut into thin slices under your skin. The meat will be saturated with aroma and will be much tastier. So you can whip up a kebab.
As discussed above, you need to choose the right pickling utensils. I have a ceramic saucepan, you can take an enamel, glass, but not plastic or aluminum!
The breast is not marinated for a long time - two hours are enough. If overexposed, it may dry out. But the rest of the parts can safely spend the night in the refrigerator. It is best not to cut the fillets into small pieces.
That's all for us, bon appetit. Write your comments below, join us on Odnoklassniki and support us on our channel in Yandex.Zen. Until then, see you.
Chicken skewers: the most delicious marinades for chicken, so that the meat is juicy and soft. updated: May 4, 2018 by the author: Pavel Subbotin
It is difficult to find a person who would not like roasted, roasted, fragrant chicken. And when it is cooked over an open fire and absorbed the aroma of smoke, it has no value at all.
Even an inexperienced cook can cook chicken kebab in mayonnaise. So read, get inspired and get creative!
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Lovers of Chinese cuisine will love this recipe. The combination of honey with soy sauce will allow you to make a gastronomic journey without leaving your home country. From the breast, the most ordinary, you can prepare a dish truly worthy of the Chinese emperors.
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Homemade chicken kebab is no worse than store chicken kebab. The way it is less meaty, but no less tasty. And cooked at home, it will delight you at any time of the year and in any weather.
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Good afternoon. Recently we discussed the topic and now the weather is already hinting that the May holidays can be held with traditional barbecue in nature. So let's get on with it today and remember some of the classic ways to soak chicken.
And this time I would not want to talk about complex marinades (I am preparing a separate article about this), but I would like to remind everyone of the simple and familiar methods of cooking from vinegar, mayonnaise and kefir.
These are the ingredients that are always at hand and if the decision to fry kebabs was born suddenly, they will provide simplicity and speed of soaking.
The classic vinegar marinade is ideal for marinating chicken legs, thighs, legs or wings. That is, any part of the chicken, except for the breast. It needs another secret ingredient. But more on that below.
Ingredients:
Preparation:
1. Cooking is very simple: Put the pieces of chicken meat in a bowl, cover with onions, cut into half rings and ground black pepper to taste. After that, you need to mix it thoroughly, squeezing the onion well so that it starts up the juice.
Many people make this mistake: they want to leave the onion in whole rings, so that they can then be put on a skewer. This is not practical. Mash the onions in the marinade without sparing, and marinate the onions for skewers separately
2. After mixing the meat with the onion, pour in the vinegar and mix everything again.
Here, too, a common mistake is made: for fear of overdoing it with vinegar, it is usually, on the contrary, underfilled. Do not be afraid. 6% vinegar will not burn meat. And if you avoid it because of stomach problems, then it is better to increase the amount of onions in the recipe, and add vinegar only for flavor in the amount of 1 tablespoon.
If you marinate just in an onion marinade, then there should be as much onion as meat. That is, 3 kg of onion is used for 3 kg of chicken.
Well, our vinegar marinade is already ready. Now it is advisable to put the meat under oppression and wait 2 hours.
Vinegar is the champion among marinades in terms of speed of readiness. And the meat always turns out to be soft and juicy, because vinegar effectively breaks down the muscle fibers of the meat.
3. Done. You can put meat on skewers and send them to the grill.
The problem with cooking chicken fillet (in any form, not only for barbecue) is that this meat is very lean. That is, almost completely fat-free. And in the process of cooking, it becomes dry and not tasty. To prevent this from happening, when marinating the breast in vinegar, it is recommended to add vegetable oil to the marinade.
Ingredients:
Preparation:
1. Wash the chicken fillet, clean it as much as possible and cut it into large enough pieces so that it is convenient to put them on skewers. Pass the onion through a meat grinder, or cut it as finely as possible and mix thoroughly with the breast.
2. Then add salt, pepper, vinegar, vegetable oil, mix again and leave to marinate for 3-4 hours.
After the specified time, the meat must be peeled from the onion, otherwise it will taste bitter. If marinating takes place in a large amount of onions, then the meat should be in it for no more than 4 hours
The easiest option is to rinse the meat under running cold water, put it in a clean bowl and add a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil. In this form, it will calmly wait until the right time.
Again, not a complicated recipe to make a marinade in 5 minutes. Now the main component will be mayonnaise. As you know, mayonnaise is made up of vinegar, vegetable oil, eggs and mustard. These are great ingredients that will make your chicken delicious.
Ingredients:
Preparation:
1. First you need to prepare the marinade. To do this, add salt and pepper to mayonnaise and mix thoroughly.
2. Then we take the washed not frozen thighs and carefully coat them with marinade.
Kebab meat should always be either fresh or completely defrosted. Poorly thawed meat will not marinate well and will not fry properly: it will burn outside, but inside it will remain raw.This is an important point, take it seriously
3. Put the thighs in a bowl, add to them the onion, cut into half rings and mix thoroughly.
In this case, you do not need to try to change the bow. It is not needed for pickling, but for flavoring.
4. Leave the meat to marinate. The chicken is pickled quickly and, in principle, it will be ready for frying in an hour, but it is better to let it brew for at least 3-4 hours.
You know, this is such a simple recipe that I have already listed all its ingredients in the title. But if you decide to cook such a marinade, then in the future you will only cook the wings in this way. Because it's really delicious.
Ingredients:
Preparation:
1. So, wash the wings, squeeze garlic to them through a press or rub on a fine grater, salt and mix everything thoroughly so that each wing is saturated with garlic aroma.
As you understand, it is better to do this in latex gloves, otherwise your hands will be saturated with the aroma of garlic no worse than wings
2. Now add mayonnaise with ketchup and mix again.
There is not a lot of meat on the wings and it is very thin there. Therefore, you can fry the wings cooked in such a marinade after 30 minutes.
I know not so many people who make kefir marinade. Meanwhile, chicken in such a marinade turns out, in my opinion, the softest.
As you can see, in order to cook chicken skewers, you don't have to bother with complex marinades and look for honey, mustard or soy sauce. To cook a chicken poorly, you still have to try hard. So keep the proportions of the ingredients in the recipes and you will always get a soft and juicy chicken on skewers.
Thank you for the attention.
With the arrival of warmth, each of us tries to get out for a picnic. The main dish in nature is, of course, barbecue. If you do not like too fatty foods, then chicken kebab will suit your taste. In order for all guests and your household to be satisfied, having tasted such a kebab, you need to marinate it correctly. You will learn how to marinate chicken skewers in this article.
It is not difficult to prepare a delicious chicken marinade, the main thing is to follow a few rules so that the kebab is juicy:
Care should be taken when marinating chicken skewers with vinegar, as improper proportions can make it dry and tough. To make a delicious chicken marinade, you only need to use wine vinegar.
If you like savory dishes with an unusual taste, then be sure to try marinating chicken skewers in honey-mustard sauce.
If you prefer to cook chicken fillet shashlik, then you will definitely like kefir marinade. It is this marinade that will make the breast very tender and juicy.
Chicken kebab marinated in red wine turns out to be very tasty. The meat becomes reddish. But you can also make a marinade from white wine, believe me, the exquisite taste will pleasantly surprise you. This marinade is suitable for cooking any part of the chicken.
You can marinate chicken in various ways, because there are a huge number of marinade recipes for every taste. Do not use table vinegar to marinate chicken meat, as it can make the kebab tough and dry. Experiment, add new ingredients to the marinade. Some housewives marinate chicken in beer or pomegranate juice. Please your household not only with a picnic on a warm day, but also with a delicious chicken barbecue.
Chicken meat is very tender and does not require long marinating. Marinade for grilled chicken is not intended to soften it, but to add flavor. The most popular: orange, honey, kefir, tomato. You can soak a chicken breast from one hour to a day, the longer you stand it, the more intense and spicy the taste will be. It is not recommended to use vinegar, since the meat is very tender and can dry out, but if you really want to try it, then you need to dilute it and keep it for literally 1 hour. The chicken kebab marinade should contain vegetable oil, it will not let the juice flow out during the frying period.
They say that for roasting over a fire, you need to take birch bark, cherries or other fruit trees.
You will be surprised that a shish kebab can be prepared from offal: hearts, liver, stomachs. You can also take any part of the bird: thigh, whole chicken, drumsticks, wings. Then for cooking, use the grill grate.
Serve the sauce for the finished dish: mushroom, garlic, lemon, ketchup, creamy, mustard, you can cook it yourself or buy it in the store.
And if you have leftover kebabs, you can.
If you want to cook a fragrant and original kebab. Try soaking the bird with oranges. Chicken in an orange marinade tastes incredibly tender, with an amazing orange flavor. Honey gives the meat a delicate sweet flavor, and when grilled on coals, a fried crust will appear. The addition of turmeric adds a golden color. Your friends may, at first, wonder why the kebab is yellow, because this recipe uses turmeric, but after taking a bite, they will absolutely love it. You can soak from 1 hour to a day, keep in a cold place.
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How to cook chicken skewers in orange juice
Chicken kebab with soy sauce tastes incredibly tasty, spicy and tender. All components are in perfect harmony with each other. Chinese sauce gives an interesting touch, honey leaves a sweetish aftertaste, lemon peel - an incredible aroma, garlic and onions add spice to the dish, spices saturate the meat with taste. We soak from 1 hour to a day, in a cold place.
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How to marinate chicken in soy sauce
You have decided to cook an unusual kebab, try marinating chicken in honey mustard marinade. The meat turns out to be very tender and melts in the mouth, mustard gives spiciness, honey sweetness, spices, delicate taste and aroma. All ingredients are available in every refrigerator. For a variety of flavors, you can add fresh herbs: cilantro, parsley, basil. For pickling, you can use a zip bag, it is convenient to take it with you to a picnic.
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How to cook chicken skewers in honey mustard marinade
In the meantime, he is getting ready, you can have a bite of this
With the arrival of the May holidays, everyone gathers for a picnic. They choose the meat from which to prepare the shish kebab, and often stop at the poultry, because it does not require long marinating.
Kefir chicken marinade is a very simple and quick way to make meat incredibly tender, juicy and tasty. Kefir can be replaced with yogurt or fermented baked milk. The tougher the meat, the more acidic you need to take kefir. Fat kefir is suitable for chicken breast, but fat-free kefir can be used for chicken legs. Soak in kefir for no longer than 2-3 hours. When frying, you can add vegetables to the skewer: zucchini, bell pepper, eggplant. You need to fry the kebab for no longer than 10 minutes, depending on the size of the pieces.
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How to marinate chicken kebab in kefir marinade
We have considered the most popular and delicious marinades for chicken, you just have to cook the coals and fry on the grill. I hope you enjoy these recipes and look forward to your feedback.