The easiest way to cook perfectly juicy poultry, commonly used in home kitchens, is to use marinade. There are many types of chicken marinade. Classic connoisseurs include mustard, soy, cream, tomato, as well as options with the addition of all kinds of spices. If you want to try something special, you can use unusual compositions prepared for honey, citrus, coconut milk and oriental exotic spices to marinate chicken. All of these marinades are excellent for processing chicken meat, they give the finished product an unusually delicate aroma and delicate taste.
The only drawback of this method of processing chicken is that it requires a certain amount of time: you can achieve a truly gentle taste of the product by soaking the chicken in the marinade for about 3-4 hours. The optimal time for pickling chicken, experts call the period from 6 to 8 hours. At the same time, of course, meat must be used exclusively fresh and of high quality.
Pieces of chicken soaked in the aroma of spices contained in the marinade are baked in the oven, grilled, barbecue is prepared from them, etc. In this article we will talk about some types of chicken marinade fried in a pan.
Kefir marinade
Many gourmets believe that chicken marinade in a pan, prepared on the basis of kefir, is one of the best options for achieving extraordinary tenderness and juiciness of meat. Some housewives admit that sometimes they just pour kefir pieces of chicken and leave them to "pickle" for several hours. But experienced chefs prefer to add certain spices to kefir, which makes the meat more refined and tasty.
Ingredients
Use:
- 1 liter of kefir;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- 1 tbsp. l Worcester sauce;
- to taste: lemon zest, rosemary, black pepper, salt.
One serving of product contains:
- 49.56 kcal;
- 2.5 g of protein;
- 0.9 g of fat;
- 7.3 g of carbohydrates.
Description of the method of preparation
The process of creating this chicken marinade (when frying in a pan) takes about half an hour. The garlic is peeled and squeezed using a press or rubbed on a grater (fine). Rosemary is ground. Rub the zest of lemon on a fine grater. Pour kefir into a bowl, add a little rosemary, garlic, lemon zest, salt, pepper, and also Art. a spoonful of Worcester sauce.
How to cook marinade with vinegar?
Acetic marinade is considered a classic of culinary - with it, various pickles are prepared, meat and fish are pickled. Vinegar is a product that should be used carefully in the preparation of chicken marinade in a fried pan, because like any other acid, it substantially dries the meat and makes it coarser and tougher. Nevertheless, many housewives willingly use this product to process chicken before frying.
What products do they use?
To prepare vinegar marinade for chicken in a fried pan, you will need only four ingredients:
- 2 tbsp. l vinegar (9%);
- 5 tbsp. l oil (vegetable);
- 5 cloves of garlic;
- red pepper and salt to taste.
The portion of the product contains:
- 53 kcal;
- 2.8 g of protein;
- 3.2 g of fat;
- 5.3 g of carbohydrates.
About cooking technology
Acetic marinade is cooked in 10 minutes. In a glass bowl place garlic (grated), vinegar, oil (vegetable), salt, pepper, mix thoroughly and leave for half an hour. After this time, the product can be considered finished. Connoisseurs do not recommend marinating chicken meat in it longer than for 2-4 hours. However, this marinade is perfect if you need to pickle chicken as quickly as possible. Vinegar, the concentration of which exceeds 9%, is diluted with water, otherwise the meat will become unusable.
Creamy Chicken Marinade
In a pan, the meat, as a rule, turns out to be a little harsh, a gentle creamy marinade will help to fix this.
We offer the option (ordinary cream) of the hostess to use for cooking chicken hearts. The dish (hearts in the marinade) is cooked for 60 minutes. Amount of ingredients - 8 units:
- 500 g of chicken hearts;
- 200 ml cream (20%);
- one onion;
- one carrot;
- 4 cloves of garlic;
- 50 ml of vegetable oil;
- to taste - salt and dill.
Energy value of 1 portion:
- 160 kcal;
- 6.8 g of protein;
- 6.1 g of fat;
- 4.3 g of carbohydrates.
Cooking
Onions are cut into small half rings. Fry in a frying pan, heated with oil (vegetable) for 5 minutes with constant stirring. Carrots are grated on a fine grater and fried with onions for 5 minutes. Rub the garlic on a fine grater, add it to the frying pan and fry until a characteristic odor appears . Chicken hearts are laid out in a pan and fried along with other products for about 5 minutes. Then cream (salted) is poured onto them and stewed. Stewing hearts in a creamy marinade is recommended for 20 minutes. Then dill is added to them and left to “reach” on low heat for about another five minutes.
Sour cream option
This option is called the most delicious and at the same time simple marinade for chicken in a frying pan. It is recommended for use by those who do not like spicy or sour meat, preferring its light and refined natural taste. For cooking, you will need 4 ingredients, which are easy to purchase at any grocery supermarket:
- 3 tbsp. l sour cream;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- Greens (dill or parsley), salt and pepper (black) - to taste.
The energy value of 1 portion of the product is:
- 164 kcal;
- proteins -16.32 g;
- fats - 9.85 g;
- carbohydrates - 1.51 g.
Process description
Have you decided to cook pan-fried chicken for lunch? A delicious marinade based on sour cream will help the hostess surprise the household with excellent food in the shortest possible time. It usually takes about 15 minutes. Peel and finely chop the garlic or grate it. Greens are washed and chopped. In a suitable container, sour cream is mixed with chopped herbs and garlic and salted to taste. It is necessary that the marinade is slightly salted - the meat will take part of the salt during the pickling process.
Soya marinade for chicken fillet in a pan fried
For cooking you will need:
- 70 g of soy sauce;
- 1 tsp mustard;
- 3 tbsp. l olive oil;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- Salt and pepper (black) to taste.
1 serving contains:
- 109 kcal;
- proteins: 2.8 g;
- fats: 5.6 g;
- carbohydrates: 4.7 g.
Cooking
The process of creating a marinade will take about half an hour. Garlic is peeled and finely chopped or chopped using a press. Mix in a bowl oil (olive), sauce (soy), garlic, mustard, pepper and salt. Mix everything thoroughly until a homogeneous mass is formed. The marinade is left to infuse for 15-20 minutes. After this time, it can be used.
Pickle chicken in mayonnaise and apple cider vinegar
To deliciously grill chicken carcass, you can marinate it with mayonnaise and apple cider vinegar. You will need products:
- 1 PC. (1.5 kg) chicken;
- 0.5 cups of mayonnaise;
- 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar;
- 0.25 glasses of water;
- 2 tbsp. l Sahara;
- 1 tbsp. l fresh (chopped) rosemary;
- vegetable oil - for frying.
About the cooking method
Using kitchen scissors, the chicken is cut along the back and the ridge is removed. Next, in a large bag (plastic), you should prepare the marinade with mayonnaise. The chicken in the pan is not fried for long, and an appetizing crust is obtained. So, they mix water, vinegar (apple), rosemary and sugar. Chicken is laid out in a bag with marinade, tied and well shaken so that the whole carcass is immersed in the composition. Then the chicken should be sent to the refrigerator for eight hours, periodically turn over.
After this time, the chicken carcass is removed from the marinade. A large frying pan is heated with oil over medium heat. The chicken is opened and laid out in a pan, a load is placed on top of it, the mass of which should be quite significant, for example, wrapped in foil bricks can be used as cargo. Chicken is fried under load on each side for about 20 minutes. Finished fried chicken is cut into pieces and served immediately.
How to cook chicken in a honey marinade?
Honey in Russia has long been a fairly revered product. Traditionally, it is used to make desserts, snacks, drinks and pickles. Variations of honey marinade for chicken in a fried pan, there are many. Depending on the components that complement honey - (garlic, ketchup, ginger, lemon, soy sauce, various types of pepper, vanillin, vinegar or mustard), the shades of its taste change. Unrecognizable use of spices and herbs can change the taste of the marinade. Any kind of honey can be used. Art lovers can use their own set of additional components for honey, in any proportions. Chicken carcass for cooking in a pan can be used both in whole and in parts: thighs, wings, breast.
Recipe Description
To prepare a delicious chicken in a pan you will need:
- 1 chicken carcass weighing about 1.4 kg (can be replaced with 3 legs with a thigh);
- soy sauce - 3 tbsp. l;
- liquid honey - 4 tbsp. l;
- Dijon mustard with grains - 1 tbsp. l;
- olive oil - 5 tbsp. l
Prepare like this:
- The chicken is washed and blotted with a napkin, cut into 6 parts.
- Mix honey with mustard and soy sauce in a bowl, grease the chicken pieces with the resulting mixture, cover with a film and put in the refrigerator for 2 hours or longer.
- After this time, the chicken is removed from the refrigerator, thoroughly dried with a napkin.
- In a large frying pan, heat oil, pieces of chicken from all sides are fried over high heat until golden brown.
- Next, the meat is folded into a refractory form and watered with the marinade left after processing the carcass.
- In this marinade, the chicken is stewed for 40 minutes. Some housewives instead baked pieces of meat fried in a frying pan for 40 minutes in the oven at 180 ° C.
Cooking grilled chicken fillet in honey
A great option for a healthy and tasty dinner is a fragrant chicken fillet cooked in a honey marinade in a grill pan. You will need the ingredients:
- chicken fillet - 2 pieces;
- honey - 1 tbsp. l;
- soy sauce - 1 tbsp. l;
- lemon juice - 1 tbsp. l;
- olive oil - 1 tbsp. l;
- garlic - 1 clove;
- a mixture of peppers and salt to taste.
Marinade for chicken in a grill pan, in addition to the ingredients presented in the recipe (see below), can be supplemented with all kinds of spices seasonings. Preparing a filet with this recipe is quite simple. Pre chicken should be pickled for 20 minutes. A marinade is a mixture of peppers, olive oil, honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, crushed garlic, salt in proportions corresponding to the taste of the hostess.
They act like this: chicken is washed and cleaned of films, punctured with a thin knife in several places (this is necessary so that the marinade penetrates the carcass and the meat is better soaked. Next, the fillet should be rolled in the marinade and left for half an hour. Then, grill the pan over high heat). (greased) and fry the chicken on both sides until dark stripes appear.The finished filet is served with a salad of any fresh vegetables.