I need a grilled chicken marinade that will pop!?!
Answers: I'm a great cook and know about marinating chicken in Italian Dressing etc. But I'm looking for something a little different for chicken I'm going to be putting on the grill Monday. I'm thinking about something with tequila, lime, and pepper? I'm open to anything that will wow my guests come grill time.
Korean BBQ Chicken Marinade
INGREDIENTS
1 cup white sugar
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup water
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional)
4 teaspoons hot chile paste (optional)
DIRECTIONS
In a medium saucepan over high heat, whisk together the sugar, soy sauce, water, onion powder, and ground ginger. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 5 minutes.
Remove the mixture from heat, cool, and whisk in lemon juice and hot chile paste. Place chicken in the mixture. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 4 hours before preparing chicken as desired.
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Zesty Marinade
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup beer
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
salt to taste
DIRECTIONS
To prepare the marinade, stir together beer, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, cilantro, cumin, and salt; mix well.
To use marinade, pour into a resealable plastic bag, add up to 1 1/2 pounds of chicken breast, and mix until chicken is well coated. Marinate for 1 to 3 hours in the refrigerator.
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Zesty Barbeque Marinade
INGREDIENTS
1 cup barbeque sauce
1/2 cup steak sauce
1/2 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
1/2 cup bourbon whiskey
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons crushed garlic
2 tablespoons seasoned salt
2 tablespoons ground black pepper
2 tablespoons dried minced onion
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 tablespoons habanero hot sauce
3 teaspoons curry powder
2 tablespoons red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons brown sugar
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, mix together the barbeque sauce, steak sauce, beer, bourbon whiskey, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, seasoned salt, black pepper, dried onion, basil, oregano, habanero hot sauce, curry powder, red pepper flakes, and brown sugar.
Cover the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with approximately 1/2 the marinade. Place desired meat in the dish, and cover with remaining mixture. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 6 hours before grilling as desired.
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Fajita Flavored Marinade
INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup tequila
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon dried, crushed Mexican oregano
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
DIRECTIONS
Whisk together lime juice, tequila, garlic, cilantro, oregano, cumin, and pepper in a bowl.
To use the marinade, pour into a resealable bag, and add 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of flank steak. Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly. Marinate in the refrigerator 8 to 24 hours.
That sounds great, but add some fresh chopped cilantro!! and minced garlic.
HOW ABOUT MILTING SOME FROZEN ORANGE JUICE IN A BOWL AND MIXING IN SOME TEQUILLA, FRESH LIME, PEPPER AND ROSEMARY? THE ORANGE JUICE MELTED IS KINDA THICK AND IT GREAT FOR BASTING AND MARINATING...
You need to marinade overnight. Start with your Italian dressing then add: Worcesteshire sauce, soy sauce, honey, a good powdered seasoning (mix), and, here's a good one...kitchen bouquet. It gives it a sweet flavor and a very dark hue. It takes away that blanched out white chicken look. If you don't know what kitchen bouquet is...you'll find it in the supermarket, usually with the condiments
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1/2 c. tequila
1/4 c. fresh lime juice
zest from 1 lime
1 fresh ripe jalape?o chile (the red one) - minced
2 stalks green onion - minced
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. corn oil
Step 1:
Mix all the ingredients together.
Step 2:
Let the mixture sit, preferably overnight, but at least for 2 to 3 hours.
Step 3:
Shake the mixture well, then reserve 1/2 c. to use as a baste.
Step 4:
Marinate white meats such as chicken or pork for up to 2 hours. Fish and shellfish should marinate for 45 minutes. Shake the food often while it marinates.
Step 5:
When grilling marinated food, use reserved marinade as a baste during the second half of cooking.
Step 6:
Discard used marinade when you start cooking.
Yeah, lime juice is good, but I like diced fresh ginger root, soy sauce and mirren (rice wine). Keep the chickem in there for a few hours and it will have a great flavor when you grill it.
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I like a mango, tequila, chili marinade!
mango, tequila, garlic, olive oil, and chili flakes into a blender
toss in fresh oregano, fresh cilantro, and salt
blend until smooth.
Now I did not add the one ingredient that I normally skip unless it is just me and two of my friends eating. I get a fresh cayenne pepper, de-seed it and smash it into the bowl before blending. I pull out the larger chunks and fibrous parts and then blend away!
Watch out, this makes a chicken that will stand up and smack you.
Armenian Herb Marinade Grilled Chicken Breasts
Ingredients
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon marjoram
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup finely chopped shallots
1/4 cup snipped parsley
1 1/2-2 lbs chicken breasts, whole or lamb, cut in chunks
Directions
1Mix all ingredients together (except meat) and whisk thoroughly.
2Put cleaned and dried meat in a large 8 x 11-inch glass baking pan and pour marinade over all, being sure to coat well.
3Cover with plastic wrap and let marinate in refrigerator for 24 to 48 hours.
4Drain meat and grill, basting with marinade until meat is cooked through.
5NOTE: This is excellent served leftover, cold on a Caesar salad!