Chicken meat is tasty and healthy, but it is so often on the dinner table that few see it as the basis for a festive dish. An orange marinade chicken can turn the idea that this bird cannot become the main decoration of the table. This appetizer has such a delicate and unusual taste that it is able to conquer the heart of the most captious gourmet. Children will be no less delighted with him than adults.
Cooking Features
Experienced chefs know that in order to make the meat more tender and juicier, to give it extra notes and an appetizing look, it must be marinated before cooking. To do this, use a variety of products: the most simple options are based on vinegar, popular recipes with the addition of dairy products, soy sauce, fruit. Orange marinade belongs to this group of sauces. The taste of oranges is in harmony with the meat of the bird, turning dishes from it into exquisite dishes. However, it is necessary to marinate chicken in a sauce of these fruits, only then the result will live up to expectations.
- Orange marinade can be prepared on the basis of pieces of fruit, crushed zest and pulp, juice. If the last product is listed in the recipe, this is not about purchased nectar, but about a freshly squeezed drink. It is recommended to use a citrus juicer to obtain it, since the juice yield in this case will be maximum.
- Do not use stale fruits for cooking marinade - they will spoil the taste of the finished dish. The main product must also be of high quality.
- Marinade allows you to increase the juiciness of the meat, make it softer. However, frozen food dishes can still be inferior in taste to those made from fresh or chilled chickens. The younger the bird, the more tender its meat will be, and this will not change any sauce.
- The longer the bird is in the marinade, the tastier and more tender it will turn out. However, it makes no sense to keep the chicken in the sauce for more than 6 hours: from whatever it was, during this time it will have time to soak it completely. Chicken meat pickle enough 1-2 hours.
- Oranges contain large amounts of vitamin C. Ascorbic acid is capable of reacting with aluminum. As a result, harmful substances are formed. Aluminum containers for marinating chicken can not be used, it is better to give preference to glass, enameled, made of stainless steel.
- Do not add salt to the marinade - you should salt the chicken just before frying or baking. Salt draws liquid from the meat, and if you add it to the marinade, it will be more difficult for it to cope with its task: the meat may not be as juicy as you expect.
Chicken marinated in orange sauce can be baked in the oven, fried on a grill pan or on the grill. There are so many recipes that everyone will be able to choose an option to their liking.
Simple Orange Marinated Chicken Recipe
Composition:
- chicken - 1, 5 kg;
- garlic - 3 cloves;
- oranges - 0, 6 kg;
- olive oil - 80 ml;
- salt, black pepper powder - to taste.
Method of preparation:
- Wash the chicken, dry it with a kitchen towel and divide it into portions.
- Pass the garlic through the press, mix with olive oil.
- Oranges wash well, blotted with napkins.
- Cut the fruit in half, extract the juice from them.
- Rub orange peel. Discard the remaining parts - they will give the marinade a bitter taste.
- Place the zest and orange juice in a bowl with garlic-oil mixture.
- Whisk the resulting mixture with a whisk and dip the pieces of chicken into it. Clean for 2 hours in a cool place.
- After the indicated time, transfer the chicken pieces into the baking dish, pour the marinade remaining in the bowl, pre-adding salt and pepper to it to taste.
- Heat oven to 200 degrees.
- Place the form with the chicken in the oven, bake the bird in an orange marinade for an hour.
It is recommended to serve chicken cooked according to the above recipe with a side dish. The best fit vegetables and rice. Additionally, you can put curry sauce on the table.
Orange marinade chicken in Chinese
Composition:
- chicken breast - 0, 8 kg;
- oranges - 1 kg;
- soy sauce - 40 ml;
- olive oil - 100 ml;
- corn starch - 5 g;
- salt, seasoning for chicken - to taste.
Method of preparation:
- Chicken breast cut into fillets. Cut into layers of 1 cm, slightly repel them.
- From the oranges squeeze the juice, divide it into two equal parts.
- Mix one part of the juice with soy sauce and three tablespoons of oil. Add paprika, other seasonings, mix.
- Marinate chicken chops in the mixture. Keeping them in the marinade is enough for an hour. All this time, poultry meat should be in a cool place.
- Pour a tablespoon of juice, dissolve starch in it.
- Mix the remaining juice with a spoon of olive oil and a small amount of salt. Heat and pour the starch into the hot mixture. Cook a little over low heat to thicken the sauce. Let it cool.
- Grease the grill pan with the remaining oil, heat it up. Put the chicken chops on it and fry until done. It will take no more than 5-6 minutes.
Serve chicken chops hot with cold orange sauce. Beans, fresh or baked vegetables, vegetable stew will serve as a side dish.
Chicken Kebab in Orange Marinade
Composition:
- chicken - 1, 5 kg;
- oranges - 0, 6 kg;
- table mustard - 20 ml;
- onions - 100 g;
- olive oil - 20 ml;
- garlic - 4 cloves;
- honey - 20 ml;
- ginger root - 20 g;
- salt or soy sauce, red pepper - to taste.
Method of preparation:
- Chicken cut into chunks, as in chakhokhbili.
- Combine melted honey with olive oil and mustard.
- Cut the garlic into plates and the onion into large rings.
- Peel and cut the ginger into small pieces.
- Mix vegetables and ginger with chicken pieces, while adding a little red pepper.
- Squeeze the juice from the oranges, dissolve the mixture of mustard, honey and butter. Pour this mixture of chicken, mix. Clean in a cool place for 4 hours.
- String pieces of chicken on skewers, put on the grill. Roast over the coals, turning over periodically, for 15-20 minutes. Sprinkle chicken with orange juice or dark beer while frying.
Appetizing chicken fried on a brazier to be served preferably with cooked in the same way or fresh vegetables.
A similar dish can be made from chicken wings.
The recipe allows you to cook chicken skewers at home using an electric grill or in the oven.
Chicken thighs in orange marinade
Composition:
- chicken thighs - 1 kg;
- oranges - 0, 5 kg;
- honey - 60 ml;
- curry seasoning - 5 g;
- vegetable oil - 40 ml;
- salt, red pepper - to taste.
Method of preparation:
- Cut one orange into slices, squeeze the juice out of the rest.
- Mix orange juice with curry, pepper, honey, melted to a liquid consistency, and a spoonful of vegetable oil.
- Marinate the chicken in the sauce. Pickling time is 4 hours.
- Grease a baking sheet with butter, place chicken drumsticks on it. Salt them lightly. Place an orange circle on top.
- Place the baking tray in a preheated oven to 200 degrees. Bake the chicken for 40 minutes.
The chicken cooked according to this recipe turns out to be covered with an appetizing crust, it looks festive. You can serve it with any side dish. For the same recipe, you can cook chicken breasts, then the dish will turn out even dietary.
The difficulty is to cook an orange marinade chicken, not even for an inexperienced hostess. The available ingredients allow you to make the dish as often as you like. It turns out so tasty and appetizing that it is not a shame to offer it to guests.
