Chicken dishes need time and flair. However, there is an ingenious solution for delicious poultry dishes after a long day at work.
There is a ready-made dish that does without all unhealthy additives, is mega tasty, and very quick to prepare. And best of all, it comes straight from your kitchen. With this life hack, you're set for evenings when you don't have time to cook extensively, and can reward yourself with a super-fast, delicious chicken dish after work. The secret is resealable freezer bags and delicious marinades that are easy to prepare.
Here's how easy it is to whip up delicious chicken dishes
Simply mix the marinade the night before, put it in the freezer bag with the chicken, seal it airtight - and pop it in the fridge. When you get home the next day, exhausted, but the contents of the bag into a pot, simmer for 20 minutes, and you can look forward to a tender, highly aromatic chicken fillet. This is because the long soaking in the marinade allows the spices to penetrate the meat wonderfully. At the same time, this prevents the chicken from drying out during preparation.
As inspiration for this wonderful life hack, here are three marinades from the BRIGITTE kitchen, which should save the next week. The quantities in each case refer to the preparation of two chicken breast fillets.
Coconut marinade
Ingredients:
1 red bell pepper
30 grams fresh ginger
1 teaspoon ground cumin seeds
2 tbsp lime juice
1 tsp chili flakes
3 bay leaves
400 milliliters coconut milk
fine sea salt
Preparation:
Quarter, seed, and rinse bell pepper. Coarsely grate bell pepper on a grater. Peel ginger and grate finely. Mix bell pepper, ginger, cumin, lime juice, chili, and bay leaf with coconut milk. Season with salt and let marinate in the bag overnight. To the recipe: Coconut marinade
Garlic honey marinade
Ingredients:
2 garlic cloves
1 red chili pepper
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons dry white wine
1 tablespoon mustard
1 tsp. herbs de Provence
1 tsp. sweet paprika
freshly ground white pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tsp. rosemary
1 tsp dried sage
1 tsp dried thyme
Preparation
Mix honey, white wine, mustard, herbs de Provence, sweet paprika, pepper, chili peppers, and garlic. Put chicken fillets with the marinade in the bag and let them marinate in the refrigerator until ready to serve. To the recipe: Chicken wings in the garlic-honey marinade
Herb marinade
Ingredients:
1 bunch lemon thyme
1 can of cola (330 ml)
3 tablespoons lemon juice
5 tablespoons oil
fine sea salt
freshly ground pepper
Preparation:
Rinse lemon thyme, shake dry and strip leaves from stems as best as possible. Mix with cola, lemon juice, and oil. Season with salt and pepper. Place chicken fillets with the marinade in a resealable bag and let marinate in the refrigerator. To the recipe: Herb marinade