Many dishes from other nations have come to Russian cuisine, which we cook quite often. Shashlik - Armenian dish our people loved it the most.
Barbecue has gained its popularity in our region for a long time. For all the time of its existence, the recipe for the dish has changed slightly, but in general it has remained the same. Now any outdoor recreation is always accompanied by a barbecue with skewers.
The classic kebab recipe consists of lamb, but now people make dishes from any available meat, some use fish. Vegetarians often make barbecue from vegetables. To prepare delicious inexpensive dish You can buy chicken meat.
Buying quality chicken for barbecue
An individual weighing up to 1.5 kg in chilled form will be optimal in weight. If you take a carcass of greater weight, then the kebab will be drier, and will not have delicate taste.
Frozen meat is also suitable for barbecue, but there are some nuances: firstly, it must thaw in a natural way, and secondly, strictly forget about the microwave. If you do not listen, you can forget about the juicy barbecue.
When frying meat on skewers, pre-cut it into small pieces, so it will fry faster and remain juicy inside. If you purchased a fillet, then you will have to fool your head with the marinade, otherwise you will get dry meat.
The best option for barbecue are thighs - they have a skin and are quite juicy.
Juicy marinade for chicken skewers
The most suitable time for a delicious barbecue is summer. You don't know how to do it yet delicious marinade for meat? Today we will share wonderful recipe that will make your chicken insanely fragrant and juicy!
If you are a fan of spicy, then in addition to or together with onions, you can add garlic, which will give a spicy taste. Onion marinade also has a number of its advantages. For example, onion juice softens chicken during frying and gives it a delicate taste.
Ingredients:
- medium size onion 2 pcs.
- chicken (thigh) 1 kg.
- mayonnaise 300 g
- pepper and salt to your taste.
Cooking:
1. First, peel the onion and cut into half rings. Try to cut thinner so that the onion releases more juice. If you do it right, the meat will turn out more fragrant.
2. Pour the onion into an empty container, pour mayonnaise and add the necessary seasonings. If you are a paprika lover, then use it instead of pepper.
3. It's time to marinate the chicken. Mix meat with onion and leave at room temperature for a few hours. It is not recommended to leave it in the marinade overnight, as it will turn out to be harsh. Stick to the recipe for an appetizing golden brown.
4. After pickling, the chicken will become more juicy, its aroma will intensify. Do not fry the kebab for too long, otherwise you will dry it out. A beautiful fried crust will let you know when the dish is ready. Have a nice holiday!
On beer
Beer is often used to prepare a variety of dishes - it is often added to pastries and meat. Beer barbecue marinade is a great way to marinate chicken meat deliciously. For these purposes, buy chicken wings.
We will need:
- chicken wings 1 kg.
- onion 3 pcs.
- light beer 0.5 l.
- dried oregano 1 tsp
- pepper and salt to your taste.
Cooking:
1. Wash the chicken wings and place in a bowl.
2. Pour onion on top, salt and add spices.
3. After a few hours, you can start frying the barbecue.
Video recipe:
Bon appetit!!!
On kefir
Satisfied original recipe with the participation of fermented milk products will make your barbecue even more tender. You can use absolutely any part of the carcass.
Ingredients:
- chicken 2.5 kg.
- medium-sized onion 3 pcs.
- high-fat kefir 0.5 l.
- seasonings, salt and pepper to your taste.
Cooking:
1. Cut the meat into small pieces and move it to a marinating container.
2. Fill the chicken with kefir, salt, add seasonings and onions with garlic.
3. Mix the mass and place in the refrigerator for several hours. The meat is marinated - you can kindle the grill!
mineral water recipe
Mineral water is great for many dishes, it is used instead of ordinary water. I once made a barbecue marinade with mineral water and I can say one thing - it turns out pretty good!
My experience was with chicken breast, you can use another part.
Ingredients:
- chicken breast 2 kg.
- onion 3 pcs.
- tomato 1 pc.
- lemon 1 pc.
- refined oil 125 ml.
- salt and seasonings to your taste.
Cooking:
1. Cut the chicken into small pieces, place in a marinating container.
2. We clean the onion and cut into half rings.
3. We fill the onion with the meat along with the remaining ingredients. Then pour out the mineral water.
4. Place in the refrigerator overnight. Chicken should be kept in the marinade for at least 5 hours.
5. Thread the meat on a skewer with lemon and tomatoes, pre-cut into circles.
With sour cream
If you are not a fan spicy marinade then this method is for you. Sour cream will emphasize original taste chicken and make the dish more fragrant.
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet or thighs 1 kg.
- sour cream 250 g.
- garlic 4 cloves.
- greens to your liking.
- salt to your liking.
Cooking:
1. We chop the greens, push the garlic. Rub the pieces with the garlic mixture and season. Pour in sour cream and stir until smooth.
2. The meat will marinate for a long time, so it is best to put it in the refrigerator overnight.
with mayonnaise
Mayonnaise is always on hand, it is used for most dishes. Chicken in mayonnaise sauce turns out very juicy and this recipe better to cook on the grill.
Ingredients:
- chicken 1 kg.
- onion 4 pcs.
- mayonnaise 75 ml.
- pepper and salt to your taste.
Cooking:
1. Wash the chicken, pepper and salt, mix and leave for 20 minutes.
2. Pour the chicken with mayonnaise and add the onion, mix the mass. Try to coat each piece of meat well.
3. Mayonnaise should be absorbed into all pieces. To do this, hold the chicken for 60 minutes, then refrigerate for 10 hours.
In case of urgent pickling, just hold the meat for several hours at room temperature. Don't keep it warm for too long or it will disappear.
4. During cooking, sprinkle the chicken with wine.
Video recipe:
Bon appetit!
Acetic
For this method of marinating meat, we will use a special ingredient - wine vinegar. It is best to take chicken thighs for this.
Ingredients:
- chicken 1 kg.
- onion 3 pcs.
- vinegar 1 tbsp
- pepper and salt to your taste.
Cooking:
1. Cut the ham into portioned pieces, transfer to a marinating container, salt and pepper.
2. We cut onion half rings and sprinkle with chicken. Add vinegar.
3. Mix the meat with seasonings and onions and put in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
Soy marinade with lemon
This method of pickling meat is significantly different from the rest. We will prepare several types. Get down to business!
For the first we need:
- chicken 1 kg.
- water half a liter.
- garlic 4 cloves.
- black pepper and salt 1 tbsp.
- fresh lemon juice 100 g
We will pump warm salt water into the carcass with a syringe.
For the second marinade:
- honey 1 tbsp
- dry white wine 100 ml.
- ground red pepper 10 g.
- ground nutmeg 15 g.
Cooking:
Melt honey and add to wine. Pour the chicken meat over the top. In 3 hours, the carcass will be soaked and ready for further cooking. It is worth noting that such a marinade will give the meat a special tenderness that you will not get if you marinate according to other recipes.
Experienced housewives know that when preparing a certain dish, you need to take into account all the little things that affect the final result. Shish kebab is not separated from other dishes, it has its own cooking characteristics, thanks to which you will be able to preserve all the juiciness and tenderness of the meat.
1. Try to lay the chicken so that everything is well soaked.
2. Marinate should be in a deep bowl, be sure to cover with a lid.
3. If there is an opportunity, then use oppression, which will speed up the pickling process and make it more fragrant.
4. If you have cooked a barbecue at least once, then you know for sure that the marinade remains on your hands. To avoid this, meat with spices can be put in a bag.
5. Shake the bag several times - this is enough for a good impregnation of the meat.
6. If you have chicken thighs or wings, then it is highly recommended not to use vinegar marinade. It will make your food dry.
7. Carefully read which part of the carcass is suitable for a particular type of recipe.
8. Don't marinate frozen chicken. Defrost such meat always in a natural way.
Needless to say, the marinade is just irreplaceable thing when you cook any meat, while chicken becomes especially juicy, soft and fragrant with it. We will tell you how to prepare the right marinade for chicken skewers, which you will definitely need when you decide to cook this delicious tender meat at the stake.
Despite the fact that it is customary to cook traditional shish kebab from pork or lamb, chicken kebab will turn out to be no less tasty, especially if it is properly marinated. In addition, poultry barbecue has its advantages - marinating does not take much time, the meat always turns out incredibly tender, and if for other types of meat there are recommendations for choosing certain parts for a good barbecue, then in the case of chicken, the choice is absolutely nothing not limited - it can be breasts, and wings, and thighs, and drumsticks. And with good marinade this barbecue will turn out just fantastic! Already want to try? Culinary Eden is happy to share valuable tips and recipes with you!
Tender chicken meat does not require the use of a "vigorous" marinade to soften the pulp, so the main purpose of the marinades here is to give the meat certain flavor notes and juiciness. So, from what ingredients can a marinade for chicken skewers be prepared? Onion garlic, mineral water, kefir, yogurt, sour cream, mayonnaise, ketchup, tomato paste, soy sauce, mustard, beer, honey, wine, citrus fruits (lemon, orange, grapefruit, lime), sour fruit juices(apple, pineapple, pomegranate), adjika and spicy sauces(for example, Tabasco) will be an excellent basis for delicious marinades.
The most commonly used chicken kebab marinade is kefir-based marinade. This product, due to its acidity, makes the meat fibers even more tender, and due to its dense texture, it evenly covers the pieces of meat and allows you to get a golden crust during frying. By the way, tasty golden crust also gives the addition of ground turmeric or ground sweet paprika to the marinade, as well as the use of marinades based on ketchup and tomato paste. It should be noted that dense fatty components, such as kefir or vegetable oil, form a thin film on the surface of the meat, due to which all the juice remains inside the meat and does not leak out during frying.
Another of the most popular marinade options for chicken skewers is the soy sauce marinade, which can be topped with various ingredients, such as honey or lemon juice which enhances the flavor of the meat. It is considered very non-trivial to marinate chicken skewers in sweet marinades with the addition of orange or pineapple juice, honey or red dessert wine. Such marinades allow you to take a completely new look at poultry skewers, expanding the horizons of taste. There is no doubt that in any case your marinade will turn out to be a win-win if you add onion to it - this vegetable intensively releases juice, soaking every piece of meat with it, so you can be sure of the juiciness of the barbecue. You should be especially careful with marinades that use vinegar (table, wine or apple) - such marinades quickly soften the meat fibers, so the meat should be kept in them for no more than an hour. And finally, spices. Coriander, marjoram, ginger, pepper blend, turmeric, paprika, basil, oregano, savory, thyme and rosemary will add delicious spicy notes to your kebab and make it taste unforgettable.
Marinade for chicken barbecue involves the use of special dishes - these should be glass, enamel or ceramic containers. Aluminum, wooden and plastic utensils are immediately excluded. On average, chicken meat marinates from 30 minutes to 3 hours, with chicken wings taking the least time, while tougher drumsticks should be better soaked in marinade. Tip: even if you do not eat the skin, do not remove it from the chicken during marinating and frying - thanks to the presence of fat, the meat will be more juicy.
Choose the marinade for chicken skewers to your taste, and let your smoky dish turn out to be the most delicious and appetizing!
Kefir marinade with onions and parsley
Ingredients:
1 kg of onion
500 ml of kefir (3.2%),
1 bunch of parsley
2 tablespoons spices for barbecue or chicken,
1 teaspoon salt
black ground pepper taste,
2 kg chicken meat.
Cooking:
Place chicken meat in a large bowl. Cut the onion into half rings and add to the chicken, lightly kneading the onion with your hands. Pour in kefir, add spices, salt and pepper to taste. Add coarsely chopped parsley - you should not chop the greens here, because before frying it will have to be removed from the meat so that it does not burn. Thoroughly mix meat with marinade. Marinate chicken for 2 to 3 hours in a cool place.
Marinade for ketchup chicken skewers
Ingredients:
250 g ketchup,
dried oregano and dried basil to taste
1 kg of meat.
Cooking:
In a bowl, mix ketchup, oil and spices. Add salt and pepper to taste. Evenly grease the pieces of meat for barbecue with the resulting marinade and let stand for 30 minutes.
Sour cream marinade with soy sauce and mustard
Ingredients:
5 tablespoons low fat sour cream
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon mustard
1 tablespoon dried Provence herbs
2 teaspoons ground ginger,
salt to taste
600-700 g of chicken meat.
Cooking:
Mix all these components in a small container until a homogeneous consistency is obtained and grease the chicken meat with marinade. Leave to marinate for about 1.5-2 hours.
Onion and soy sauce marinade
Ingredients:
5-6 medium sized bulbs,
5 tablespoons soy sauce
4 tablespoons vegetable or olive oil
4 tablespoons lemon juice,
2-3 garlic cloves,
2 kg of chicken meat.
Cooking:
Mix soy sauce, lemon juice and black pepper. Put the chicken meat in a large container, pour over the oil and mix thoroughly with your hands. Add the onion cut into thin half rings, kneading it with your fingers, and the garlic passed through the press. Mix well. After that, pour in the soy mixture and mix again. Marinate the chicken for 2 to 3 hours in the refrigerator.
Honey orange marinade for chicken skewers
Ingredients:
100 ml liquid honey
2 oranges
2 tablespoons vegetable oil,
2 teaspoons curry
ground chili pepper to taste
salt to taste
800 g chicken meat.
Cooking:
Squeeze the juice from the oranges, pour over the chicken meat with juice and let stand for 15-20 minutes. After that, grease the chicken with a marinade made from a mixture of honey, vegetable oil and spices. Marinate 1.5-2 hours.
Lemon marinade for chicken skewers
Ingredients:
2 lemons
150 ml vegetable or olive oil,
2-3 garlic cloves,
1 bunch of herbs (dill, parsley or cilantro),
salt and ground black pepper to taste
700 g chicken meat.
Cooking:
Mix squeezed lemon juice, chopped garlic, chopped herbs and oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir until the salt is completely dissolved. Marinate chicken meat in the resulting marinade for 1.5-2 hours.
Marinade for chicken skewers from kvass, mustard and garlic
Ingredients:
400 ml bread kvass(preferably home cooked)
2 tablespoons of mustard,
1 tablespoon honey
5-7 garlic cloves,
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 kg of chicken meat.
Cooking:
Mix kvass, mustard, honey and chopped garlic. Pepper, pour the marinade over the poultry meat and leave for 2-4 hours. Salt the kebab just before frying.
Beer marinade with onion and lemon
Ingredients:
0.5 l of light beer,
3-4 bulbs
1 lemon
salt and spices to taste,
1.5 kg of chicken.
Cooking:
Grate chicken meat with spices and salt. Mix the beer with the lemon juice and pour the mixture over the meat. Add chopped onion rings or half rings. Mix well with your hands and let marinate for several hours.
Chicken kebab marinade is an essential part of the meat cooking process. Marinating chicken does not take much time, and a variety of marinade variations allow you to cook chicken skewers in completely different ways each time, delighting your loved ones with the delicious taste of this wonderful dish. Bon appetit!
The word "barbecue" is associated with a holiday, weekend, rest. And with eternal disputes, from which meat to cook: pork, lamb, chicken, veal? You can debate for a long time about what kind of meat is better, but no other meat can be compared with tenderness and sweetness with chicken skewers.
Fried, baked in a haze, strung on skewers, the classic chicken skewers are extraordinarily delicious!
Ingredients
For 0.5 kg of fresh chicken fillet for marinade you will need:
- soy sauce - 1 tbsp. l.
- balsamic vinegar - 1 tbsp. l.
- vegetable oil - 1.5 tbsp. l.
- salt, pepper - 0.5 tsp.
- for frying: vegetable oil - 4 tbsp. l.
How to cook chicken skewers
Cut the fillet into strips along the length of the piece (width 1 cm). Place the strips in a marinating bowl. The marinade should completely cover the meat. Leave the chicken to marinate for 30 minutes.
The "trick" is that you need to string the meat in the form of a ribbon. First, you should chop one strip on a skewer, then another.
Leave gaps between the fillet pieces, and then cut the skewers in half with scissors, separating the skewers. If you have sate skewers, then you don’t have to cut anything.
Heat up a frying pan, pour vegetable oil for frying. Put the skewers in the pan and fry over medium heat on one side. Then turn over to the other side, cover and cook for another 3 minutes.
Place the cooked meat on a paper towel to remove excess fat.
How to festively serve chicken skewers
Place half of the baked potatoes in the bottom of a deep vase. Cover the top of the tuber with a lettuce leaf. Insert kebab skewers into an impromptu stand.
For lack of time, kebabs can be served on lettuce leaves.
Grilled chicken skewers
A great summer evening and the smell of kebabs - a familiar sight? Of course, on the day off. But why wait for the weekend when you can have dinner on any weekday? With barbecue. From chicken meat. Fast and very tasty.
Recipe Ingredients
chicken breast - 4
olive oil - 6 tbsp. spoons
lime juice - a quarter cup
chili powder - 1 teaspoon
salt - half a teaspoon
sugar - 1 tbsp. the spoon
mango - 3 very ripe but firm
Bell pepper - 1-2
How to cook skewers on the grill
Remove the skin from the chicken breasts and cut into 3 cm squares. Cut the peeled mango into pieces twice the size of the chicken ones.
Make a marinade with oil, chili, salt, sugar, and lime juice. Put chicken and mango in it, mix thoroughly and put the bowl in the refrigerator for 2-4 hours.
If you have a grill, then prepare it, if not, then turn on the oven to heat up to t200 degrees.
Cut the sweet pepper into pieces, like a mango. Thread the chicken, mango and pepper pieces alternately onto wooden skewers. Place on the grill and cook, turning once, for 6-10 minutes.
Can also be cooked in the oven. Line a baking sheet with foil, place the skewers at some distance from each other and bake until cooked through, turning occasionally. If the meat is done but not browned, move the pan all the way to the top for a few minutes.
Serve the kebabs hot.
Recipe for quick chicken skewers
Really fast cooking, but it will take time to marinate.
Recipe Ingredients
chicken breast - 1 (about 120 grams)
soy sauce - 2 tbsp. spoons
lime juice - 0.5 tbsp. spoons
sherry - 0.5 tbsp. spoons
chili - 1 teaspoon
fresh ginger - 1 teaspoon
sugar - a quarter of a teaspoon
How to quickly cook chicken skewers
Mix butter, soy sauce, sherry, finely grated ginger, lime juice and sugar in a bowl. chicken breast cut lengthwise into 4 strips. Put in the marinade and leave in the refrigerator overnight.
Thread the meat onto skewers in the form of an accordion. You can bake it like a regular barbecue on an open fire, or you can fry it in a pan.
Together with chicken skewers, cook baked sweet peppers, they go well with chicken. To do this, cut the pepper into thick strips. Pour a little vegetable oil into the pan, put the pepper and lightly fry over medium heat (until half cooked). Move aside and put the skewers with meat. Fry for 3-4 minutes on each side. Then remove the pepper, and pour the marinade on the skewers, which will create a beautiful and delicious icing on the surface.
When serving, you can remove the chicken from the skewers. But a much greater pleasure is eating meat from skewers. Separately serve roasted peppers.
Tip: you can marinate chicken fillet for only an hour, but the longer the exposure in the marinade, the more aromatic and tastier the barbecue will turn out.
Chicken kebab according to the "summer" recipe
And even if you cook it in winter, the house will still smell like summer.
Recipe Ingredients
chicken breasts - 1 kg
lemon juice - 2 tbsp. spoons
garlic - 1 clove
capers - 1 teaspoon
olive oil - 4 tbsp. spoons
fresh parsley - small bunch
fresh oregano - to taste
salt
How to cook "summer" chicken skewers
Cut chicken meat small cubes. Thread onto skewers.
In a blender, turn into a homogeneous mass: lemon juice, capers, garlic, olive oil, parsley and oregano. Season with salt and stir. Pour into a large container. Put the skewers with meat, turn over several times so that the meat is covered with marinade. Close the lid and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
You can cook on the grill, periodically turning over and pouring the marinade for 7-10 minutes, or fry in a pan with a drop of vegetable oil (first under the lid for 10 minutes, turning over in the process, and then fry by opening the lid).
Serve with fresh vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions.
Moroccan chicken skewers
Very spicy and, of course, very tasty.
Ingredients and preparation
skinless chicken thighs - 4 pcs.
garlic - 2-3 cloves
sweet yellow pepper - half
cherry tomatoes - 12 pcs.
chili pepper - 1.5 tbsp. spoons
ground cumin - 1 teaspoon
salt
Greek yogurt - 60 ml
Cut the bones from the thighs, and cut the flesh into small, preferably identical pieces. Finely chop the garlic, mix with salt, cumin, pepper, olive oil and yogurt. Put the pieces of meat, mix and leave to marinate for 2 hours (stir a couple of times during this time).
Thread onto skewers, alternating between pieces of meat, tomatoes and pieces of sweet pepper. You can cook on the grill (4-5 minutes on each side), fry in a pan or bake in the oven (t 250, time - about 20 minutes). Serve hot. Couscous is perfect as a side dish.
Recipe for chicken skewers with cucumber dip
Delicious kebab with delicious dip sauce. It's hard to say which one is tastier. As always, friendship and harmony of products wins.
Recipe Ingredients
skinless chicken breasts - 500 grams
fresh coriander - 4 tbsp. spoons
freshly ground pepper in large pieces - 1 teaspoon
juice of 2 limes
sugar - 1 teaspoon
garlic - 2 cloves
vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. the spoon
For dip
rice vinegar - 125 ml
sugar - 2 tbsp. spoons
fresh chili - 1
shallot - 1
cucumber - 1
How to cook "cucumber" chicken skewers
Chop the coriander and place in a large bowl. Add pepper, lime juice, garlic, sugar and oil. Chicken fillet cut into small pieces and marinate for at least an hour.
How to make dip sauce for barbecue. Prepare dip. Heat vinegar and sugar over low heat in a small saucepan (sugar should dissolve). Increase the heat and simmer for three minutes. Remove from fire. Cut the chili pepper very finely and put in the vinegar. Chop the shallots as well and add to the vinegar. Stir and let cool. Cut half of the cucumber into small cubes, add to the sauce and mix. Cut the other half into thin strips. Transfer the dip to a small bowl, put the cucumber slices separately.
Cook skewers on the grill or in the oven. Serve with sauce, cucumber sticks, and garnish with rice.
Recipe for spicy chicken skewers with grapes
It is already difficult to surprise with the combination of fruit and meat, but this combination is still quite fresh, unbanal. Try it and be surprised how delicious it is.
Recipe Ingredients
skinless chicken breast - 500 grams
olive oil - 2 tbsp. spoons
garlic - 2 cloves
ground cumin - 1 teaspoon
ground coriander - 0.5 tsp
salt - 0.5 tsp
seedless green grapes - 150-200 grams
fresh mint - 2 tbsp. spoons
lemon - 2
How to cook chicken and fruit skewers
Grate the zest from one lemon, you will need half a teaspoon. Put in a bowl. Squeeze out a tablespoon of lemon juice and add to the zest. Pour olive oil here, squeeze the garlic, add coriander, cumin and salt. Stir.
Cut the chicken breast into small cubes. Put in the marinade and mix thoroughly. Marinate for at least half an hour. Then, alternating pieces of chicken and grapes, strung on skewers. cook chicken skewers on the grill or in the oven at t 250 for about 15-20 minutes.
Chop the mint and sprinkle on top of the hot cooked skewers. Serve them hot with second lemon wedges.
Very juicy chicken skewers
If you do everything exactly and do not forget about the three magical components of cooking chicken skewers, you will get amazingly tender, fragrant and tasty meat.
And here are the magic conditions: using yogurt in the marinade, marinating for at least four hours, and threading the chicken pieces tightly on skewers to keep them juicy.
Recipe Ingredients
Greek yogurt - 4 tbsp. spoons
olive oil - 2 tbsp. spoons
green onion - 1 tbsp. the spoon
garlic - 1 clove
Tabasco - a couple of drops
skinless chicken breasts - 350 grams
pepper and salt - to your taste
Cooking chicken skewers in yogurt marinade
Combine yogurt, olive oil, finely chopped green onions (both white and green parts), Tabasco, and crushed garlic.
Cut the chicken fillet into small equal pieces. Put in the marinade and mix thoroughly. Place in the refrigerator for four hours.
Thread chicken pieces tightly together (3-4 pieces per small skewer). Salt and pepper. Grill or fry in a skillet with a small amount of oil until cooked through, but do not overdry. You can bake in the oven at a high temperature for 10-15 minutes.
Serve immediately with fresh vegetables.
With the onset of the first warm days, many people begin to wonder how to make it tasty and juicy. In addition to the classic version involving the use of vinegar, there are several unusual recipes, allowing you to make the dish especially fragrant and appetizing.
Shish kebab prepared from chicken palatability is not inferior to meat, but requires some cooking skills from culinary specialists, since poultry meat comes to readiness faster than pork or lamb. That is why one of the answers to the question of how to make a delicious chicken kebab will be attention and accuracy while frying on coals or a fire.
Chicken skewers in kefir is one of the most unusual, but at the same time popular options for preparing a summer dish. This marinade has a delicate and refreshing taste due to the sour taste of the main ingredient - kefir.
In addition, this fermented milk product promotes moderate softening and preservation of juiciness of chicken meat. Chicken fillet skewers using kefir will require the presence of the following ingredients:
- chicken fillet - 2 kg;
- kefir (it is better to choose 3.2% fat) - 0.5 l;
- onion - 1 kg;
- parsley - 100 g;
- spices (selected to taste for chicken or barbecue) - 2 tbsp. l.;
- table salt - to taste.
You can also substitute fillet chicken thighs or chicken legs.
Cooking step by step.
- Chicken skewers in kefir will require the processing of chicken meat - it should be washed, cut into portions (if fillet is used), skin removed.
- Onions are peeled, cut into thin rings or half rings (as an option, one onion head can be divided into 3 parts).
- In a container (deep basin, large bowl or saucepan), mix the chicken and onion.
- Then pour kefir and add all the spices.
- Add salt.
- Finely chop the parsley (without stems) and add to the marinade.
- Mix all the ingredients and leave to infuse for 12 hours (it is possible to reduce the time to 3-4 hours).
Fry the pieces until cooked - wait for the appearance of a beautiful golden brown. This will take 20 to 30 minutes. This marinade for chicken skewers suggests that the serving will be done with fresh vegetables or herbs - dill, green onions or cilantro.
Marinade for chicken barbecue with mayonnaise fresh garlic- great for cooking fine dining on open fire.
This recipe is suitable for making delicious barbecue from chicken to, since not everyone has the opportunity to travel outside the city.
To start cooking, you need to make sure that you have the following ingredients:
- chicken (fillet, legs, ham) - 2-3 kg;
- fresh garlic - 10 cloves;
- mayonnaise 25% fat - 100 ml;
- salt, black pepper - to taste;
Shish kebab spices or for chicken - to taste.
Cooking steps.
- Chicken skewers in mayonnaise using a whole carcass will require it to be divided into 8 parts, the fillet must be cut into large portioned pieces.
- Rinse the meat, remove the skin if desired.
- Peel the garlic and cut each clove lengthwise into thin slices.
- Mix the spices chosen for cooking with salt, black pepper and mayonnaise.
- Put the prepared garlic plates into the marinade (or under the skin if it has not been removed).
- Next, thoroughly coat all the pieces with the resulting mixture.
- Put them in a deep container and leave to marinate from 1 hour to 12 hours (optional).
- Put the prepared kebab on the grill and fry on the coals until cooked.
Serve with fresh vegetables and herbs. Grilled Chicken Wings can be cooked according to the same recipe. The answer for those who do not know how to marinate chicken wings for kebabs is to use marinade ingredients with the addition of hot red pepper for extra piquancy.
For those who do not know how to marinate chicken skewers, I can recommend a simple and proven recipe that includes ingredients such as vinegar and onions. It is important to remember here that acetic acid can make chicken meat dry, so its amount in the marinade should be small.
This ingredient will add a characteristic sour taste and aroma to the dish, while onions and spices will add spice and piquancy. That's why classic version does not disappear from culinary collections, remains in demand and popularity among lovers of meat roasted at the stake.
According to the exposure time of the marinade, the following can be said - a delicate taste and softness will require 1-3 hours, saturation and piquancy - 6 hours of exposure or more. Required for cooking the following ingredients:
- chicken (whole or fillet, legs, thighs) - 2 kg;
- onion (except red) - 1 kg;
- red and black ground pepper - 0.5 tsp each;
- table salt - 1.5 tsp;
- bay leaf - 1-2 pieces (optional);
- spices - to taste;
- vinegar (table, apple or wine) - 100 ml.
The process of preparing the marinade.
- If used whole chicken, then it should be washed and cut into 8 parts, if the fillet - washed and cut into portions.
- Peel the onion from the husk, cut into rings (thickness is chosen at will).
- In the container that will be used for pickling, prepared chicken, chopped onion are laid out, all spices and vinegar should be added to them, salt, mix (by hand).
- Cover the container and place a load on top.
- Leave to marinate for at least 1 hour.
- Grill the skewers until browned.
Serve with vegetables and tomato juice, as well as sauces to taste. perfect similar kebab from chicken in the oven on skewers or on the grill, but the method of cooking on an open fire remains a classic.
Soy marinade for chicken skewers
For those who do not know how to marinate chicken skewers outside the box, who want to spice up the dish or love Asian, Japanese or Chinese food, you need to use this unusual and very tasty recipe.
Also, if desired, you can add fresh honey (2-3 tablespoons), then the dish will acquire a characteristic sweetish-spicy taste and aroma.
Chicken skewers in soy sauce prepared as follows.
- Wash the chicken, then cut into pieces.
- Onion cut into thin half rings.
- Grind the garlic cloves in any convenient way.
- Mix soy sauce with lemon juice and pepper (you don’t need to put additional salt, due to the fact that it is already present in the sauce).
- Prepare a suitable container in which chicken meat will be marinated in the future.
- Put prepared chicken pieces in it and pour olive oil on top, mix (by hand).
- Add onion to bowl.
- Pour in the marinade.
Leave to marinate for 2-3 hours, then fry, preferably on hot coals, until fully cooked.
The advantage that chicken skewers with vinegar or other types of marinade has is its low calorie. Pickling delicious chicken for barbecue also does not take much time, so the dish can be prepared very quickly.
Thus, various recipes marinade allow you to cook chicken skewers in different ways, surprise your relatives and friends with your culinary knowledge. The question of how many calories are in chicken skewers is not relevant, since the meat of this bird belongs to dietary products.
You can also cook the dish in urban conditions - the chicken kebab turns out to be tender and no less fragrant, so the season of summer dishes can be extended at the request of a person.
One of the most traditional kebabs among our compatriots - chicken barbecue. But even in this dish familiar to all of us, there are subtleties in cooking.
- How to choose meat for barbecue
- How to make chicken marinade
- The secret ingredient in barbecue marinade
- On what coals and how to fry
- How and with what to serve.
I talked about this with the chef of the restaurant "Boots" by Sergei Vekshin.
- Sergey, how to choose meat for chicken barbecue, where to buy it, what parts are better to take?
- It is best to buy chicken in the supermarket, industrial production. Take a boneless and skinless chicken thigh - the thigh for barbecue is softer than the breast, which is a bit dry for barbecue.
- Usually, it is recommended to buy meat for barbecue at the market, but here you advise buying at the supermarket, and not farm chicken.
- The chicken that is sold in the supermarket is of good enough quality for barbecue. No, if you get confused, you can also look for farm chicken in the market, but how much will such a barbecue cost? Moreover, you will not be sold only a thigh. Farm chicken is better to cook something else. And for barbecue, use a boneless thigh without skin, and if you can’t find it, cut the bone with a knife.
Do you still need to cut the thigh?
— Chicken thigh it is better to cut into two parts along.
What do we marinate in?
- There are a lot of marinades for chicken, as well as for any barbecue, I will tell you about how we do it.
Chicken kebab recipes
There is always onion in the marinade. It is cut arbitrarily, but better in half rings. Add garlic, salt, a little paprika, which will add flavor and color to the kebab. And a little vegetable oil - this is a must for the chicken, otherwise there will be a burnt smell.
If you want, you can add a little wine, but a little more for smell and aroma. If there is a lot of wine, then the acidic environment does not allow the meat to become soft.
How much to marinate?
- At least an hour. The chicken thigh itself is delicious and does not need to marinate for a long time. Let's say we marinated the chicken, and went to collect firewood and build a fire, by the time the coals are ready, the chicken will be marinated.
Do you have a MYSTERY INGREDIENT for chicken skewers?
Yes - before sending the kebab to the grill, grease it with soy sauce.
How do we fry?
We fry on medium heat. There shouldn't be too much heat. Chicken tends to burn quickly. The main thing is that the heat is uniform. To understand - you can hold your hand for a while at the level of skewers.
And most importantly, keep a bottle of water handy. If a flame appears, the chicken will instantly char. If a fire appears, then we move the skewers and bring down the fire, but you can’t fill the coals with water.
