Turkish Marinade for Chicken

Submitted by SusieQusie

"I love yogurt based marinades for chicken; they seal in the moisture well. I found this one while browsing for recipes for ZWT 2006 - African/Middle East region."

 

• Ready In: 6hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 4 -6 chicken breasts
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon or 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (to taste)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 cup grated onion

directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a non-reactive bowl.
2. Add chicken, cover & refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.
3. Grill, broil or bake chicken as desired.

Reviews

[rodhdavidson_104497]

This is a pretty good marinade but you forgot a very important ingredient. SALT!!! I used 2 tsp. which seemed to be just about right.

 

[Maine E Ack]

I diced the chicken in 2" pieces. Marinated then cooked on the grill, using indirect heat so they could be done slowly to keep the chicken tender. I used cinnamon and cumin and used 1/2 tsp. of each. They came out delicious and just the way I hoped they would taste!

 

[Artandkitchen]

This recipe chicken was delicious. I cutted the breast in half and marinated overnight. <br/>I used half teaspoon cinnamon and half teaspoon cumin.<br/>Came out very tender and the flavor was perfect. <br/>I grilled the fish and I cooked the remaining marinade and served with the chicken.<br/>As we had guest I was too busy and I forgot to take the photo...I will do it next time for sure!<br/>Thanks for this recipe!

 

[Julia Lynn]

This is an awesome marinade. I had it at work and had to get the recipe and try it myself! I did cut the chicken into pieces and broil them on skewers on the second rack. At first I left them under the heat for 5 minutes then I continued to flip them until they were perfectly cooked. I used the cumin but might reduce the amount next time- personal preference. Thanks, Susie.

 

[Boomette]

I did the marinade for 2 chicken breasts bone-in. I didn't know I had defrosted a small package with only 2 breasts LOL I used cinnamon and omitted the onion. It gave a nice taste to the chicken. But I bet it would be even tastier if the chicken would be diced. Thanks Susie. Made for Newest Zaar tag.