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Many people perceive chicken as very dry or lacking in strong flavor. However, that won’t happen to you if you let the chicken or even a whole bird marinate before cooking. Try this marinade recipe — it’s worth it. It will flavor the meat wonderfully and you won’t have to worry about it being bland. You’ll definitely surprise your guests with a perfectly seasoned and juicy chicken.
Ingredients and preparation
Before you start preparing the marinade, check that you have everything you need on hand. For its preparation you will need the following ingredients:
- 1 kg chicken meat
- 0.5 liter kefir
- 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground hot pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 0.5 teaspoon curry
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Prepare a large bowl and pour the kefir into it. Gradually add the paprika, hot pepper, salt, mustard, black pepper, garlic powder and curry. Mix everything thoroughly. Place the chicken into the resulting marinade. Cover the bowl and let it marinate in the fridge.
Besides a perfectly prepared marinade, the material of the container you use to marinate the meat will also matter. A common mistake is using materials that oxidize. Glass, ceramic or stainless steel containers are suitable for marinating meat.
How long to marinate?
Chicken needs less time compared to, for example, pork. The best approach is to follow the individual parts of the chicken that you want to marinate.
- whole chicken: overnight
- back, breast, wings: 1-2 hours
- thighs: 2-4 hours
To taste, you can also add other ingredients you like to the marinade. For example, turmeric, in addition to flavor, will enhance the meat’s resulting golden color. You can also add any herbs. Coriander, mint, sage, thyme, rosemary, marjoram and basil go well with the marinade.
Once the meat is marinated, it’s up to you which cooking method you choose. It tastes best grilled, though. You can certainly try the marinade on other types of meat as well. However, we recommend not using it for fish.
