Yoghurt marinade. Yogurt marinade for chicken. Sweet and spicy soy marinade
Peel the garlic and ginger, finely chop. Peel the onion and cut into small cubes. Cut the chili pepper in half lengthwise, remove the seeds and membranes, and chop very finely.
Heat up a skillet with 2 tbsp. l. ghee. Put in the cumin seeds and fry until they start to crackle. Add onion, garlic, ginger and chili, cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes.
Lightly crush the coriander in a mortar and mortar and add to the pan along with the curry powder. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly, and remove from heat. Cool down a bit.
Place the yogurt in a bowl and add the cooled spice mixture from the pan. Salt and mix well.
Dry chicken thighs with paper towels and place in a bowl. Pour them with yogurt marinade and massage a little with your hands so that the spices are better absorbed. Cover the bowl with cling film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (8 hours is fine).
Preheat oven to 190°C. Wipe the marinade from the chicken so that it does not burn, transfer the legs to a baking dish and place in the oven. Cook for 40-45 minutes until golden brown. To check readiness, pierce the thigh with a thin sharp knife - the juice flowing out should be transparent.
Yogurt chicken marinade, also known as "Greek" marinade, is a simple but very effective marinade that is suitable for cooking chicken in the oven, as well as on the grill or grill. This light fragrant marinade prepared on the basis of yogurt, with the addition of lemon zest and juice, spicy onion and garlic paste and fragrant spices is quick and unpretentious to prepare, but gives chicken meat incredible juiciness, tenderness and appetizing taste with light citrus notes. Whether you're looking for a simple, flavorful, and delicious marinade for chicken skewers, or a new, effective way to cook juicy, tender-tasting baked chicken, the spicy "Greek" yogurt marinade is your go-to.
Prepare the ingredients according to the list.
Finely chop the onion and garlic cloves. Add a pinch of salt and sugar and rub the mixture lightly, pressing the pieces with the flat side of a knife to release the juice.
Measure out the yogurt. Add lemon juice and vegetable oil.
Mix everything well until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
Add the lemon zest, prepared onion-garlic mixture and spices: a mixture of dried Mediterranean herbs, ground ginger, chili pepper, ground cumin or coriander, 0.5 teaspoon sugar and 0.5 teaspoon salt. Mix everything well, taste the marinade and, if necessary, add a little more salt or spices to your liking.
Place the chicken pieces in a bag or airtight container.
Add prepared marinade.
Close the bag tightly and lightly knead it with your hands so that the marinade is evenly distributed.
Place the chicken in the refrigerator marinade for at least 8 hours, and then bake in the oven or roast on the grill or grill.
I keep the chicken in the marinade for a day, and then bake in the oven at a temperature of 190-200 degrees for 40-50 minutes, until golden brown.
The fragrant yoghurt marinade is suitable for preparing any type of chicken meat and can also be used as a sauce if desired. Try it!
Need something light and flavorful to grill this weekend? This is it. Greek marinated chicken!
The chicken yogurt marinade only takes a few minutes to mix everything together. Creates an absolute explosion of flavor. It's incredible! After marinating for 30 minutes, the chicken in yogurt marinade tastes even brighter. After marinating, you can cook the chicken over a fire, grill it, or (if you don't have a grill) you can bake it in the oven. In any case, you will receive a super high-quality and juicy product.
Preparation time 45 min
Cooking time 60 min
Total time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings: 8 pieces
Ingredients:
- 1 cup yogurt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ tbsp dried oregano
- 1 medium lemon
- ½ tsp salt
- ground black pepper
- bunch of fresh parsley
- 500 gr chicken fillet
Cooking:
To prepare the marinade, combine yogurt, olive oil, minced garlic, oregano, salt, and ground pepper in a bowl. Using a grater, grate the lemon zest from the skin into a bowl. After that, add juice from half a lemon (about 1-2 tbsp).
Mix all ingredients well. Chop a large handful of parsley and add it to the marinade.
Place the chicken pieces and marinade in a plastic marinating bag. Remove as much air as possible, close the bag tightly, and shake to mix the contents and make sure the chicken is well marinated. Refrigerate the bag for 30 minutes.
After marinating, either grill the chicken or preheat the oven to 190°C and roast the chicken for 45-60 minutes.
To roast chicken in the oven, place the chicken pieces in a 9x13 tin and bake until golden brown.
Notes.
This recipe is very garlicky. If you're intolerant of garlic, try putting two garlic instead of four.
A small amount of foam will fit not only for drinking chicken barbecue, but also for marinating it. The most "safe" base can be a regular lager, but fans of rich caramel flavors simply have to stock up on a separate bottle of stout specifically for the marinade.
Pour the beer into a saucepan and let it boil over high heat until the liquid in the saucepan is reduced by half. A similar procedure is necessary to remove alcohol from the drink and concentrate its taste. Add orange juice, zest, apple cider vinegar, crushed garlic, oil and salt and pepper to the rest of the beer.
In a beer marinade, chicken can spend from 2 to 24 hours.
A spicy-sweet Asian marinade is best used for marinating poultry parts with skin: thighs, wings, drumsticks. After frying or baking, the surface will be covered with a delicious glossy glaze.
For this simple marinade, all you have to do is mix together soy sauce with orange juice, rice vinegar, honey, sesame oil, ginger and hot pepper.
20 minutes after dipping in the marinade, the chicken can be taken out and cooked. During cooking, it is recommended to lubricate the bird with the remnants of the mixture.
Yoghurt marinade makes any meat softer and juicier, and therefore is suitable for cooking not only poultry, but also lamb, for example.
Here, everything is just as elementary simply mixed: Greek yogurt (or low-fat sour cream), chopped parsley, paprika, a little cayenne pepper, garlic and salt. Ready!
After mixing the marinade with chicken, leave it in the refrigerator for a period of half an hour to a whole day.
Recipes
Marinades will be enough to cook 500 grams of chicken.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 glass of beer (120 ml);
- 1 teaspoon orange peel;
- 1/4 cup orange juice (60 ml);
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar (30 ml);
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil (60 ml);
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper.
Cooking
- Pour the beer into a saucepan, put it on the fire and wait until it is halved in volume.
- We mix the beer with the rest of the ingredients and marinate the bird in the mixture for 2 to 24 hours.
Sweet and spicy soy marinade
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup soy sauce (60 ml);
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger;
- juice of 1 orange;
- 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar (30 ml);
- 2 tablespoons of honey (30 ml);
- 1 teaspoon of sesame oil;
- hot pepper to taste.
Cooking
- Mix all the ingredients together until smooth and marinate the chicken in the resulting mixture for 20 minutes. Leftover marinade can be used to glaze poultry during cooking.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup yogurt or sour cream (120 ml);
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic;
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley;
- 2 teaspoons ground paprika;
- a pinch of cayenne pepper;
- salt to taste.
Cooking
- Mix garlic and herbs with paprika, cayenne and yogurt. Marinate the chicken in the mixture for 2 to 24 hours.
Chicken baked in yogurt has a delicate taste, and the meat is incredibly juicy. Any parts are suitable for this recipe: drumsticks, thighs, fillets, everything turns out to be impeccably tasty. Just marinate the meat, leave it in the refrigerator for several hours, and then put the mold in the oven and after one hour you can enjoy a great treat.
Products:
- chicken meat - 1 1/2 kg.
- yogurt with a fat content of 2.5-6% - 0.5 - 0.7 l.
- salt - 5 gr.
- seasonings: a mixture of peppers, nutmeg, Provence or Italian herbs - 1 teaspoon
Cooking process:
Step by step recipe:
1. Cut the meat into arbitrary pieces, lightly beat off, salt and sprinkle with seasoning. In addition to the above, you can use any spices that you like: red hot pepper, paprika, rosemary, suneli hops, thyme, oregano.
2. Transfer the chicken to a suitable bowl, pour over the yogurt and stir. The marinade should completely cover the meat. Cover the container with cling film and place in the refrigerator to marinate. The minimum time is 2 hours, but it is best if you wait 8-12 hours, then the chicken will turn out especially tender and juicy.
3. Remove the meat from the refrigerator and, together with the marinade, transfer to a fireproof form. Heat the oven to 180 degrees and set the meat to bake for one hour. After that, take it out, cool slightly so as not to burn yourself and proceed to the treat! Chicken baked in yogurt is ready! Bon appetit.
This basic chicken in yogurt recipe can be modified to make the dish more original:
1. Mix yogurt, 10 ml. lemon juice, 5 gr. mustard and garlic passed through a press.
2. Add 5 gr. to the marinade. curry seasoning and 1/3 cup natural orange juice.
3. Put vegetables on the bottom of the baking dish: onions, carrots, celery, bell peppers, eggplant or zucchini.
4. Sprinkle the dish with grated hard cheese so that a delicious cheese crust forms during baking. Cube melted cheese can be placed between the pieces of meat; in the finished dish, it will acquire a delicate texture and a fantastically pleasant creamy taste.
5. Add fried mushrooms, diced bacon and the dish becomes truly magical.
