Chicken in beer is a simple and tasty dish that will pleasantly surprise your guests. And especially the male half. The number of recipes is impressive. Chicken in beer can be baked, fried, stewed.
Consider some of the most popular cooking methods.
Chicken in a beer. Recipe with photo
This dish requires a minimum of ingredients. Nevertheless, the meat is unusually tender, with an original taste.
You will need:
- medium-sized chicken (weighing approximately 1.5 kg);
- beer - 0.5 l;
- potatoes - 3 pcs.;
- 2-3 cloves of garlic;
- mayonnaise;
- salt (it is best to use shallow);
- ground pepper mixture to taste;
- You can use a ready-made set of spices for chicken.
Cooking process
Prepare the chicken. When buying, you need to carefully inspect the carcass for damage, unpleasant odor, residues of fluff.
Rinse under running water inside and out.
On an open tin can with beer we "sit" the chicken.
Peel the potatoes, wash and cut into medium-sized slices. Spread in a separate container, mix salt and spices, add to potatoes and mix gently. Next, spread around the cans of beer and chicken.
It is not necessary to lubricate the mold with oil, since during baking the chicken will secrete a sufficient amount of fat.
Grind the garlic, mix with mayonnaise and chicken seasoning. With this white sauce, liberally grease the bird outside.
Then we send it to a well-heated oven. Bake at 180 degrees for about an hour. The cooking time is approximate, it all depends on the size of the carcass. A chicken crust should form on the chicken.
Turn off the oven, but we don’t take out the chicken right away, give it a little time to stay there.
Chicken in beer on a jar should be tender, with a delicate aroma.
Chicken in tomato and beer sauce
Another recipe for an incredibly tasty and satisfying dish, which is quite simple to prepare.
You will need:
- small chicken - 1.5 kg (if desired, can be replaced with legs, legs);
- 1 tbsp. dark beer;
- 1 tbsp tomato paste;
- fine salt and pepper mixture to taste.
How to cook
The basis of this recipe for chicken in beer in the oven is sweet and sour tomato sauce.
For its preparation we use beer, which we mix with a spoon of tomato paste. In this case, it is best to use a dark variety. With it, the taste of the sauce is more saturated.
If a whole carcass is being prepared, it must first be butchered. Easier to use shins or thighs. Rinse them thoroughly, remove excess water with a paper towel.
Put them in a separate container, add salt, pepper, top with cooked tomato sauce, mix and leave to marinate in a cool place for half an hour.
After that, lay the chicken pieces in a baking dish and cover with foil.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake for about 40-50 minutes, periodically checking the readiness. The chicken should turn out with a golden crispy crust.
You can serve with any side dish, as an option - baked vegetables.
Beer Chicken with Carrots
Ingredients:
- chicken thighs or legs;
- vegetable oil;
- 0.5 liter of beer;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- potatoes - 1 pc.;
- salt and ground pepper mixture;
- mustard - 1 tbsp;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- dry basil - 1/2 tsp;
- lemon juice.
Cooking process
Wash the chicken pieces and dry on a paper towel. We spread in a separate container. Rub with pepper and salt. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Pour beer. Pickle for at least half an hour.
In a pan, heat the vegetable oil and fry the chicken on all sides until golden brown.
We take it out and put it on a plate covered with a paper towel to remove excess oil.
After the chicken is cooked, add the onion and 100 ml of beer to the remaining oil in the remaining oil. When the beer boils, reduce the heat and add the mustard. Mix.
Spread the chicken again in a pan, cover with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes.
Now cut into rings carrots and diced potatoes. Sent to the pan. The chicken is periodically turned over. Salt the pepper, sprinkle with basil and simmer for at least another fifteen minutes. Throughout the whole time, the vegetables must be turned over a couple of times so that they are well soaked in the sauce.
The finished dish serves greens and fresh vegetables.
Chicken in a beer. Chinese Recipe
The intriguing piquant taste of the dish will not leave anyone indifferent.
To prepare it, you need the following set of products:
- chicken (choose a carcass of at least 2 kg);
- dark beer - 0.5 l;
- sherry - 100 ml;
- soy sauce - 100 ml;
- dry ginger or a few rings of fresh;
- brown sugar - 2 tsp;
- anise - 1 pc.;
- chili pepper - 1-2 pcs.;
- green onions;
- garlic;
- sesame oil - 2 tbsp.
Cooking secrets
The whole process can take no more than an hour. Provided that all ingredients are prepared in advance.
First, heat the sesame oil in a pan.
We divide the chicken into small pieces, dry it and send it to the pan. Fry for 7 minutes, constantly turning.
Then add beer and sherry. Sherry can be replaced with dry white wine.
In a separate container, mix soy sauce, ginger, cane sugar and grated garlic. Mix all the ingredients. Pour the prepared sauce into the pan, cover and simmer the chicken for another five minutes. After we add mixed anise, finely chopped green onions and chili peppers. If you do not like too hot, then pepper can not be used. The main thing is to remove the seeds before cutting.
Bring the contents of the pan to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Then remove the lid and continue cooking for another half hour. The chicken in beer according to this recipe should turn out to be very tender and juicy.