Three Amazing Chicken Marinade Recipes You Should Try
There's hardly anything more disappointing than sitting down at dinner to enjoy a meal featuring chicken, only to cut open the meat and find it is dry and lacking in flavor. Chicken is prone to drying out, so cooks face this problem all the time. Using a marinade is the easiest and most effective way to solve this common issue.
Marinades serve two important purposes: tenderizing meat and providing flavor. Immersing a piece of meat in a marinade breaks down tough connective tissue and reduces moisture loss, resulting in a final product that is much tenderer. Since the particular flavors of the ingredients used in the marinade are imparted to the meat, the process of marination offers a wealth of incredible ways to prepare chicken.
Here are three great chicken marinade recipes. You'll be glad if you try any of them.
Tandoori Chicken
Tandoori chicken is a flavorful dish from traditional Indian cuisine. This version of the dish from Simply Recipes offers a great guide to preparation. Just make sure to use chicken thighs (breasts are too dry) and allow for the marinade to penetrate the meat by slashing to the bone.
Garlic Lime Chicken Breasts
Acids are often used in marinades because they do a great job of tenderizing meat. This simple recipe from Epicurious uses lime, but lemon will do just as well if you don't have lime juice on hand. The garlic ensures the dish has tons of flavor.
Ultimate Jerk Chicken
Jerk chicken is a famous food from Jamaican cuisine. It is a spicy dish that derives its distinctive taste from allspice. As shown in this recipe from the Food Network, jerk chicken can be easily prepared by even inexperienced cooks.
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