How to marinate chicken for roasting in the oven whole marinated chicken

Ask a professional chef how he cooks any meat. Believe me, he will definitely say that the meat for frying should be pickled. This is necessary in order to get a more pronounced, bright and original taste. In addition, after pickling, the fibers become softer, the dish is softer and juicier.

Secrets of marinating a whole chicken

There are several rules for marinating chicken for the oven. Observing them, you will always get a wonderful meal as a result.

• The duration of pickling depends on the weight of the carcass. The main question always sounds - how much time to pickle meat. If you plan to bake the whole carcass, do not be too lazy to soak it in the marinade in the evening. If you have wings or breast for dinner, you can leave them in the sauce for an hour. Thighs require more time - from 2 to 4 hours.
• Stop pickling the chicken for the oven in mayonnaise! With this simple and so successful, at first glance, ingredient, you completely kill its individual taste, which turns out to be the same every time. Moreover, mayonnaise contains acetic acid, which, when baked, gives the fibers rigidity, and they begin to bitter.
• Keep the meat in the refrigerator if the marinating time is more than 2 hours. At room temperature, the carcass marinates quickly, but this only applies to the breast or wings. Often the meat is left in the marinade overnight, in order to save time.
• The easiest way is to marinate a whole chicken or chicken legs for an oven, mix 1 or several types of spices with vegetable oil, bathe meat in this composition and leave for a couple of hours. Depending on the seasonings chosen, choose oil. For example, olive goes well with basil and paprika, sunflower with spicy spices, and corn is universal, suitable for all types of pickling.
• Give up salt! Each recipe for fried chicken marinade in the oven requires salt. Here you just need to add it correctly. Do not salt the meat before prolonged pickling, it is better to add salt for 10 minutes before you plan to send the carcass to the oven. Otherwise, the dish will turn out to be hard and dry.

Choose spices

How is meat marinated? What spices for chicken in the oven should I use, and which will give us a wealth of flavors? Remember!

• Peppers - black and chili. The first one is universal, we put it in every dish, but chili gives the dish spiciness, therefore it is used “dosed" and often in dishes with a Mexican accent.
• Herbs - for chicken in the oven, the marinade may contain marjoram, basil, mint, thyme, rosemary, sage. You can use only one bright taste, or you can use their original mix. By the way, all these herbs are perfectly combined with ginger and coriander, which will also enrich the taste of your dish.
• Curry is an ideal solution for pickled chicken in the oven, especially if you plan to bake it on the grill. Curry is not a simple herb, but a rich combination of spices: cumin, nutmeg, mustard, hot pepper, coriander.
• Nutmeg - stop it if you plan to cook chicken with cheese and mushrooms. This spice brightly saturates the taste of dishes with dairy components; without it, not a single gourmet dish can do if cream and potatoes are present in it.
• Turmeric - this spice has a special taste, which is highly valued in India. For us, it is more than unusual, so putting turmeric in a marinade costs a small amount.But for the chicken in the oven, it will be the perfect solution, as it will give the dish not only an interesting taste, but also a bright golden crust.

5 types of marinade. This is delicious

And now we offer you a choice of several recipes for universal marinades for chicken. And you choose the best way for yourself.

1. Soya-honey. Mix a spoonful of soy sauce with two tablespoons of melted honey and three tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add half a teaspoon of coriander and basil to the marinade, a little black pepper, mix. Marinate the meat in the composition, and if you bake it in a form and with potatoes, fill it with it before sending it to the oven. Thanks to honey, the chicken will acquire a golden color and a sweetish aftertaste.
2. Asian spicy. Mix a spoonful of olive oil and salt, add 2 tablespoons of sugar and the juice of half a lemon. Pass through the press 5 cloves of garlic, add to the marinade. Peel the ginger root 4 cm long, cut and send to the sauce. Pour 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and lime juice, add half a spoonful of black pepper. The dish will turn out exquisitely sharp!
3. Wine mustard. Mix a spoonful of apple cider vinegar and mustard, dilute with a glass of dry white wine. Add a spoonful of salt, a spoonful of olive oil, half a spoonful of black pepper. Wine and vinegar will make the meat incredibly tender and soft, and mustard will give an original taste.
4. Lemon spicy. For this simple marinade, use the juice of one lemon and a tablespoon of olive oil. Then add to it half a spoonful of ground pepper and dried rosemary, a pinch of salt. Lemon and rosemary will create an amazing aroma of the finished dish.
5. Original kefir. Use 2 cups of low fat kefir, 4 cloves of garlic, juice of half a lemon. Add a spoonful of Tabasco hot sauce, half a spoonful of thyme and black pepper, chop half the onion. At the end, put 2 tablespoons of salt.

Thanks to the marinade, the taste of your baked chicken will always be original and unusual.

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