chicken marinades…..

marinade number 1 –

I use this mainly for stir frys.

2 tablespoons light soy sauce
2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
pepper

mix the above ingredients together in a flat dish then add 2 chicken breasts into the mix and mix well. (chicken breast can be left whole or cut into pieces)
Leave to marinade for a few hours or overnight in the fridge, then remove chicken from dish and cook……..

marinade number 2 –

1 garlic clove
1 chilli (a medium strength chiili is best but if your feeling brave then a scotch bonnet is the way to go)
salt
olive oil
lemon zest
fresh parsley
2 chicken fillets.
bamboo or wooden skewers.

cut the chilli and garlic into small pieces and put into a pestle and mortar with some salt.
mix well with the P+M then add the olive oil and lemon zest and continue to mix well until the chilli and garlic are broken up quite nicely.
Slice the fillets length ways to get about 3 strips off each fillet.
lay the chicken fillets out in a flat dish and pour the mixture over, chop the parsley and sprinkle over the chicken then turn over to ensure even coverage.
place in the fridge ideally over night but for a couple of hours at least and turn the chicken so often just to get good coverage.
Get 5 or 6 (depending how many chicken strips you have) skewers and place them in a bowl of water for about an hour (this prevents them burning if barbecueing the chicken), once soaked thread the chicken onto the skewers and cook on a barbecue, in the oven or on a skillet.

enjoy 😉