Every housewife knows at least several ways how to marinate chicken for the oven, grill or barbecue. But despite this, many are looking for new recipes to diversify the familiar dish. This section contains 7 of the most interesting and easy-to-use cooking methods for chicken in marinade.

How to marinate chicken with vinegar for baking in the oven

The most common chicken marinade is vinegar based. Any parts of the bird will do, or you can take the carcass and cut it into portions. And to give tender meat new flavoring notes, it is worth using a variety of spices.

To marinate a chicken for roasting in vinegar, you will need the following components:

  • 1.5-1.7 kg of poultry meat;
  • 3-4 large onions (it is better if it is a white or red-blue variety, but it is acceptable to take the usual "turnips");
  • 100 ml table vinegar (3%);
  • salt;
  • paprika;
  • curry;
  • dried basil.

How to prepare chicken for baking:

  1. My poultry meat, if necessary, cut into pieces.
  2. Cut the onion into rings or half rings, sprinkle with vinegar, let stand a little.
  3. We introduce onion slices to meat, pour salt, other seasonings.
  4. Add vinegar to the mass, carefully mix the contents of the dishes, crushing it a little with your hands.
  5. We install oppression on the meat and send it to a cold place for several hours, after which you can start baking.

On a note. To add extra flavor to the meat, you can put black pepper peas and bay leaves in the marinade. Only before baking the latter will have to be removed.

Sour cream marinated poultry

Sour cream will help make chicken meat juicy and soft, even if it is a dry breast.

To prepare such a marinade, the following products will be required:

  • packaging of any chicken parts;
  • 5-6 cloves of garlic;
  • 100 g of sour cream;
  • a tablespoon of mustard;
  • salt;
  • dried herbs if desired.

How to marinate chicken for baking in the oven:

  1. Wash the meat, gently wipe with napkins to remove excess moisture.
  2. We clean the garlic cloves, then pass them through a press or turn them into chips with a grater.
  3. Add the garlic to sour cream, put dried herbs and mustard in the same place, mix until smooth.
  4. We introduce the marinade to the chicken, do not forget to salt the meat, and then stir it with our hands, without applying mechanical effort and without crushing the pieces.
  5. We remove the container with the bird in a cold place, let it stand for at least 2 hours.

Tip. It is better to bake chicken in such a marinade, placing it in a culinary sleeve.

We pickle in soy sauce

Asian dishes are becoming more popular in Russia every day, and many housewives have tried to make chicken in soy sauce. The meat marinated in this composition can be cooked not only in the oven, but also on the grill or pan.

The following components will be required for operation:

  • packing chicken legs or hips (you can take each one in a tray);
  • 3 tablespoons of soy sauce;
  • several cloves of garlic (it is permissible to exclude this component);
  • paprika;
  • powder pepper (black or red);
  • a small amount of salt.

Stages of preparing chicken for roasting or roasting:

  1. We wash the washed chicken parts in a pan, after drying it with napkins.
  2. We clean the garlic, chop it in a convenient way and put it in the meat.
  3. Sprinkle the bird with salt and seasonings, pour soy sauce.
  4. Mix the meat with the marinade, and then put it in the refrigerator for several hours.

On a note. There is another option for such a marinade, when tomato paste is added to it in the same amount as soy sauce. If it is not, it is permissible to take ketchup of the desired sharpness, and some housewives put fresh tomatoes, cut into thin slices.

How to marinate chicken in kefir for roasting in the oven

It is not recommended to take kefir only for marinade, it is better to add a little mustard or ketchup to it. In this section, we will consider the second option.

The following components will be required:

  • 1.2-1.3 kg of chicken;
  • a glass of fermented milk product of any fat content;
  • a few tablespoons of your favorite ketchup;
  • 4-5 garlic cloves;
  • any dried greens;
  • salt and ground pepper.

How to make kefir marinade for chicken:

  1. We put the washed bird in a deep bowl, sprinkle with salt and seasonings.
  2. We introduce garlic, minced in a convenient way.
  3. Add kefir and ketchup, mix the contents of the dishes thoroughly.
  4. We send the bird to marinate in a cold place.

Tip. In fact, chicken is enough and an hour to properly soak in the marinade. But it is better to hold the bird in the composition before frying or baking a little longer.

Grilled chicken marinade

Grill chicken whole. Here is the easiest way to prepare the bird.

The following components will be required:

  • chicken carcass;
  • 2.5-3 liters of boiled water;
  • 3-5 tablespoons of salt;
  • granulated garlic to taste;
  • a small amount of ground paprika and black pepper;
  • 30 ml odorless refined oil.

How to make grilled chicken marinade:

  1. We put the washed and gutted carcass into a large container, pour warm boiled water with salt dissolved in it from above. The fluid should completely cover the bird.
  2. We remove the dishes in a cool place for at least 9-11 hours.
  3. After this time, remove the carcass, gently wipe with napkins, grease with a mixture of oil with spices. Do not forget about the inside of the bird!
  4. Let the chicken marinate for a couple more hours, after which you can start cooking.

In a similar way, you can prepare the chicken for baking, cutting the carcass into pieces.

Step by Step Asian Recipe

To make a dish according to this recipe, you will need to get to a large supermarket, where there is a specialized department. At a regular outlet, you may not find the necessary components for the job. In addition, you need to buy a large flu-pack with a zipper on top.

In the process of creating such components will be required:

  • a tray of chicken (preferably wings);
  • 8-9 garlic cloves;
  • one pod of hot pepper (allowed to be replaced with powder);
  • 2 stalks of celery;
  • small ginger root;
  • 3 tablespoons of sugar;
  • 1/2 glass of rice wine (if you could not find it in the store, it is permissible to take white sweet);
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce;
  • 50-60 ml of sesame oil (if it is not there, take ordinary vegetable oil).

Dish creation sequence:

  1. I wash and dry the chicken with napkins, and if these are wings, make small cuts with a knife in the joints.
  2. Grind garlic and ginger root, then put these workpieces in a blender bowl.
  3. We put chopped celery stalks there, chopped pepper pods conveniently, pour rice wine, soy sauce and sesame oil, pour sugar, and then turn on the appliance.
  4. With the resulting sauce, fill the chicken placed in the bag, clog the fastener and shake it several times vigorously.
  5. When the marinade is evenly distributed over the pieces of the bird, we send the package to the refrigerator.

You can start cooking chicken after 2 hours, but it is permissible to keep it in the marinade for half a day.

Spicy Chicken Marinade with Lemon

The taste of chicken in citrus marinade will turn out to be not only unusual, but also incredibly rich if you add a large number of spices.

The following components will be required:

  • 1.5-1.7 kg of chicken;
  • 2 citruses;
  • 1/2 garlic head;
  • 10-12 sprigs of rosemary (if there is no fresh, replace with dried);
  • spices (saffron, paprika, ground pepper and peas, dried basil and others to taste);
  • salt.

We make a marinade with lemon:

  1. The washed and dried chicken is put in a deep bowl or pan.
  2. Cut the lemons into small pieces, combine with chopped rosemary. If it is used in dried form, put a tablespoon.
  3. We move the resulting mixture to the meat, add the garlic, other spices, salt and knead, pressing hands.
  4. We remove the workpiece in the refrigerator for at least 6-7 hours.

You can make changes to the above cooking methods, combining seasonings in your own way and choosing different compositions as the basis for the marinade. It depends on the personal preferences of the hostess, household and guests. The main thing is to purchase only high-quality and fresh products, and then the chicken cooked according to any recipe will definitely turn out delicious.

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