Chicken Marinade for Grilling

[BigNickel]

My favorite Chicken Marinade. I cannot take credit for the original recipe but this is my version of it. Cheap, delicious, and always a crowd pleaser. I like to use chicken drumsticks for this, but you can use whatever you like. Also good with pork or beef.

1 1/2 cups Olive Oil
3/4 cup Soy Sauce
1/2 cup Worcestershire
1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
1/4 cup Balsamic Vinegar
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice - lime works too
2 table spoons dry mustard powder
1 table spoon black pepper
1 table spoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons parsley

In a large bowl mix all the ingredients together. Place chicken in directly, completely submerged.. marinade overnight.
Grill or bake, and enjoy!!

 

[brucered]

Looks and sounds good. Also nice to see it's all "on hand" ingredients and nothing I need to make a special trip for.

We don't normally marinade our chicken, but this sounds too good not to try.

Thanks for posting.

 

[Mick]

I am a minimalist

For chicken and lamb I use off the shelf Italian (oil/vinegar) salad dressing.

For fish I use olive oil, lemon juice, crushed garlic and rosemary

For beef and pork I thin my tomato based BBQ sauce (home made) thinned with beer.

I am going to give your marinade a try in a few days as I have some chicken I want to grill and it does sound a lot better than the bottled dressing I have been using

 

[Chadao]

For chicken, pork, and beef, I like Stubb's Moppin' Sauce. For fish, what Turtle said.

 

[BigNickel]

Thanks for the kind comments Gentlemen! It is a "quick and dirty" marinade, so if you don't have an ingredient on hand, improvise.
Any oil, any vinegar, add or omit spices, it's very adaptable. The original called for vegetable oil, salt, a different vinegar, and did not call for garlic. After playing with it a bit, I prefer this version.

Also, if you are in a hurry, you could get away with only an hour or two of marinating, and just baste the sauce on the chicken as you grill it. If left overnight, it will be much more flavorful!

Let me know how it works out for you, and any twists or changes you decide to make!

 

[BigNickel]

I would have taken a shot after they came off the grill but these drumsticks were gone too fast! I was lucky to get a few for myself, next time I will make 2x as many

 

[Wishoot]

Excellent recipe. I use something very similar (Basically much more balsamic and much less soy).

I typically double the marinade and use the extra for a reduction.

 

[jbaca]

The soy to me enhances the flavor of meat chicken sounds good. I use it sparingly in spaghetti sauce too.

 

[BigNickel]

If you're turned off by the blackened texture, or just want to try something different, try wrapping the chicken in tin foil and cooking it at about 400 degrees for 40 minutes - 1 hour. It retains it's juices, and after a good long marinade, should literally be falling off the bone when it's done. Amazing, succulent chicken that will have everyone coming back for more.