Chicken is one of the most popular. What can you do to make it even more juicy?
Chicken is one of the universal types of meat. It has a delicate taste, is relatively cheap and available. In addition, you can handle it at will… Chicken is suitable for baking, stewing, cooking, grilling and classic frying.
You can buy it all or enjoy the individual parts. They are eaters who prefer diet “breasts”, but there are also those who prefer thighs or wings. What is the difference between them?
The video author of The Stay at Home Chef will advise you on how to prepare a juicy marinade for chicken. More on the channel YouTube.com.
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Dry versus juicy
Chicken breasts are among the driest part of the chicken. Therefore, they are also considered “echt diet”. You can enjoy them in any heat treatment, but most shine as a side dish of salads, sandwiches or as a main meal. The thighs (or smaller thighs – drumsticks) are much more juicy. But in return they need a longer time to heat. Therefore, it is suitable for “slow cooking” such as baking, stewing or grilling. And that you would like to try wings? In fact, the wings themselves are a bit “hungry”. They contain less meat, but a larger proportion of skin. It is more suitable for grilling or frying. To eat them, you need at least one big family pack!
Spell with lemonade
As we said, one chicken has a lot of tastes. But according to surveys in Czechs, chicken breasts still lead! If you also like this portion of chicken, then we have prepared a gadget for you, as you can “tune” your “breasts”.
Surprisingly, the key is in the marinade with the addition of sweet lemon lemonade! You are wondering why a sweet drink does not belong to the marinade. “Error! The magic of the lemonade in the marinade is that it is carcen (ie contains carbon dioxide) and sugar. This “duo” not only gives the meat fragility, but also a fine caramelized touch, “explains one of the chefs.
Marinade
Do you want to try the marinade? Here is a recipe: whisk 2 cups of lemonade with a citrus base in a bowl (you can use classic sprite or 7up), ½ mug of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of sesame oil, ½ cup of brown sugar, 3 tablespoons of grated horseradish. 2 tablespoons of crushed garlic and 1 tablespoon of grated ginger. Do you have?
Roasting and serving
Immerse 2 pounds of chicken breast (but you can also use thighs) in the mixture and allow for at least four hours to rest. Then heat the large heavy pan and fry the chicken pieces from both sides (leave for at least five minutes). Leave the fried chicken pieces for a while and then cut them into slices and serve. They are great with rice, potatoes, Arabic bread, baguette, steamed or fresh vegetables. Bon appetite!
Sources: https://fresh.iprima.cz, www.topreepty.cz
