At any time of the year, food prepared on the grill remains in the top of festive dishes. It cooks fish, mushrooms and vegetables, pork and beef. But slender ladies prefer the bird. The taste of the resulting dish provides not only the quality of the meat product itself, but also a successful marinade for chicken kebab. A selection of the most popular, proven in practice recipes for aromatic sauces will help you choose the best composition.

Universal marinade for chicken kebab

 

There is a classic barbecue marinade recipe. This is a win-win option that does not require long processing to soften the meat. Provided with additional piquant notes, it is popular with children, suitable for people who are on a diet. To make the dish tasty, you need:

  • chicken meat - 1 kg;
  • mineral water with gas - 350 ml;
  • vegetable oil - 100 ml;
  • onions - 500 g;
  • two pinches of salt and one pepper.

Cooking method:

  1. We wash the chicken, cut the veins, divide into cubes about 4-5 cm in size.
  2. To obtain a universal marinade, we combine aromatic oil, favorite spices and seasonings, onion shredded in half rings in a spacious enameled bowl. Add carbonated drink, mix thoroughly, keep in the refrigerator for 6-7 hours.
  3. We put the meat in the formed sauce, we process the meat pieces well in it. It is best if we do it by hand, carefully rubbing the fragrant composition into each serving. We send the product for an hour in the refrigerator.
  4. Salt the chicken immediately before frying or baking the dish.

Tender poultry meat in kefir

 

To marinate chicken on a fermented milk product means to create a tender, nutritious, surprisingly mouth-watering dish.You can get such a dish if you have the following ingredients:

  • chicken breast - 1 kg;
  • turnip onions - 500 g;
  • fresh kefir (can be replaced with low-fat sour cream) - 250 g;
  • spices for chicken - 2 tsp;
  • salt - 0.5 tsp.

Cooking method:

  1. My breast under running water, remove the veins. We cut the poultry meat not very large - the size of the pieces should be 5x5 cm.
  2. Remove the peel from the onion and finely chop it, as if it were an olivier.
  3. Now in a deep container we combine pieces of vegetable, kefir, spices, favorite spices and seasonings, mix everything with your hands or a spoon. This original marinade will become the basis for the preparation of delicious kebabs of chicken breast.
  4. Place portioned meat in the resulting sauce. The product in this treatment is infused up to 12 hours. If you marinate the chicken fillet at night, then in the morning it is already possible to enjoy a very tender, juicy and aromatic meat dish.
  5. Salt the kebab immediately before putting it in the pan or sending it to the oven. If you add salt immediately, then the dish will turn out dry.

Cooking based on mayonnaise

 

Small portions of poultry meat, even after baking on a fire, remain juicy and soft. Therefore, it is not necessary to pickle for a long time. It is better to focus on giving the dish more fat. If you are not afraid to gain weight, then try the delicious kebab marinated in mayonnaise. For such a dish you will need:

  • chicken fillet - 1 kg;
  • onions - 500 g;
  • mayonnaise - 200 g (about one package);
  • ground black pepper - 0.5 tsp;
  • spices for barbecue - 1 teaspoon;
  • salt - 0.5 tsp.

Cooking method:

  1. We subject the chicken fillet to processing: rinse, cut off the extra veins, share in equal pieces.
  2. In a separate small bowl we combine pepper with spices, but without salt.
  3. We also place onions chopped in half rings and high-quality mayonnaise here. As for the last component, it is advisable to take it fatter, because this is the main element of our wonderful marinade. In addition, chicken refers to dietary products, so there will be no harm from such a sauce.
  4. We spread the already processed chicken in a fragrant composition, keep it in the refrigerator in a closed form.
  5. We salt the meat already marinated on the basis of mayonnaise, proceed to frying.

Soy Sauce Chicken Wings

This marinade for barbecue from chicken wings has the name "Lick your fingers." Having tasted meat with such impregnation at least once, you run the risk of falling into an infinite number of his supporters for life. Soy sauce gives the chicken such aroma and taste that one serving is clearly not enough. So, for cooking barbecue at home, you need:

  • chicken wings - 1 kg;
  • ginger root - 5 g;
  • orange - 1-2 pcs.;
  • soy sauce - 50-60 ml;
  • onions - 300 g;
  • liquid honey - 2 tbsp. spoons.

Cooking method:

  1. Rinse the orange, cut into half rings.
  2. We clean the ginger root, rub finely.
  3. We remove the bulbs from the husk, rinse and cut into dice the size of a pea.
  4. Now we collect the prepared components in a spacious bowl, add soy sauce, as well as certainly liquid honey, so that it is better combined with the components of this excellent chicken wing skewer marinade. Mix everything thoroughly. We place the pre-processed product in the resulting sauce, set the meat aside in the refrigerator.
  5. It is recommended to keep chicken in this form for 6 hours, but as practice shows, it is almost ready after 4 hours.
  6. Do not forget that soy sauce itself is salty, so you do not need to add salt.

How to deliciously marinate the legs

 

What about beer marinade? It is no worse than kefir or mineral water softens the meat, gives a piquant, slightly intoxicating taste. That is why treating them with children is not recommended. The foam-based marinade recipe consists of the following products:

  • chicken legs - 2 kg;
  • light beer - 0.5 l;
  • onions - 500 g;
  • lemon;
  • paprika - 0.5 tsp;
  • turmeric - 0.5 hoursspoons;
  • ground red pepper - 0.5 tsp;
  • salt - 1 tsp.

Cooking method:

  1. If the meat was originally bought frozen, then it must be thawed before cooking. Then rinse and place in a deep bowl.
  2. All onions are peeled, washed and cut into ringlets, stringed portions of meat on skewers, alternating it with vegetables.
  3. In a small bowl, mix pepper, turmeric and paprika.
  4. Rinse the lemon under the tap and cut in half rings. If the fruit is large, then we use only half.
  5. Now prepare the marinade for chicken legs. To do this, combine in a bowl spices, lemon slices and onions. Pour the whole mass with fresh beer, lower the meat portions into the foamy composition.
  6. We keep the food in the refrigerator for at least 6-7 hours.
  7. You can salt the legs before frying or when serving.

Juicy Skewers of Chicken Breast

To prepare a juicy kebab of chicken breast, you can use tricky methods. If the meat itself is not tender enough, then you need to add products to the marinade in which there will be an excess of juice. We will not torment you for a long time, initially we will reveal the full list of components:

  • chicken breasts - 1 kg;
  • ripe and certainly fresh tomatoes - 500 g;
  • vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons;
  • turnip - 300 g;
  • greens - 1 bunch;
  • garlic - 1 clove;
  • salt - 0.5 tsp.

Cooking method:

  1. We wash the chicken breasts, cut the veins, fill it with water at room temperature.
  2. Tomatoes are freed from the skin, scalding them first, then turning them into gruel. This can be done in any convenient way - with a blender, knife or grater. Put the finished mashed potatoes in a separate bowl.
  3. Chop the onion as small as possible. A candle lit nearby will help to avoid tears.
  4. Finely chop the aromatic greens with a knife, chop the garlic, squeeze through a press or just rub it.
  5. Now we connect all the prepared components. We get a luxurious marinade, which we process every piece of chicken, because the final taste of meat depends on it. We insist on the product for 12 hours.
  6. Salt the meat before frying.

Recipe for thighs

If the tomato season is long gone, and fresh fruit was not at hand, tomato juice will be a great alternative. It will not only penetrate the meat fibers, but will also give it a pleasant, slightly sour aftertaste. The list of necessary products for a delicious barbecue:

  • chicken thighs - 2 kg;
  • tomato juice - 0.5 l;
  • black pepper (preferably fresh grinding) - 0.5 teaspoon without a hill;
  • onions - 500 g;
  • laurel leaves - 3-4 pcs.;
  • garlic - 1-2 cloves;
  • salt - 0.5 tsp without a slide.

Cooking method:

  1. We wash the hips and put them in a separate large tray.
  2. Peel onions, cut into small squares.
  3. We press the garlic through a press or with a finely chopped knife.
  4. We combine vegetables with meat, pour tomato juice there, add bay leaf, pepper, garlic.
  5. Mix everything well, put in the refrigerator.
  6. We get out after 10-12 hours, salt and proceed to frying.

Fast marinade

 

The presented chicken marinade recipe should contain a component that will not only quickly and well soften the meat, but also give it a special piquant taste. The most suitable component for this is simple table vinegar. After 2-3 hours, you can begin to heat the product. For this method of cooking you need to have:

  • chicken fillet - 1 kg;
  • vinegar - 70 ml;
  • bay leaf - 4 pcs.;
  • onions - 400 g;
  • black pepper (peas) - 3-4 pcs.;
  • one pinch of salt.

Cooking method:

  1. We wash the chicken fillet in clean water, cut into cubes about 5 cm in size.
  2. Free the onion from the husk, cut into thin rings.
  3. In a deep bowl, mix all the ingredients and place in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
  4. After marinating, the meat will certainly be salted, cooked according to the chosen option.

Chicken skewers - a versatile dish for the holiday or just a good weekend. Therefore, we pick up the marinade, prepare the meat, and go breathe fresh air.

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