Chicken/Turkey Milk marinade

ZebraHead

I use this on poultry

All measures are US

I use only skinless boneless chicken/turkey breasts (about 1 pound)

Thaw poultry

In a large ziploc
Place poultry
Add 1/4 cup (eyeball not too much) fat free Half-n-Half (or milk or buttermilk (have not used buttermilk).
Add 3 to 4 tablespoons homemade italian seasonings ** (see below)

Close ziploc and massage (shake) to combine.
Open ziploc and remove as much air as possible and reseal.
rub down poultry again.

I leave mine out on the counter for up to 4 hours (in a cool dark area). If this bothers you put it in the fridge. You can leave it overnight in the fridge as well.
Every so often I massage the meat and 'play' with it. sometimes I might even smack it around a little.

Cooking:

I use a dark ovenproof high sided pan under the broiler on the middle oven rack.
I spray the pan with PAM (olive oil spray)
Place poultry in pan (discard liquid from bag)
Season with some cracked black pepper and some Kosher salt
Under boiler for ~6 minutes.
Remove at buzzer.
turn poultry over.
Pepper and salt as before
Replace under broiler for ~ 6 more minutes.
Remove at buzzer.

Check internal temp:
I use a meat probe looking for about 145° F. for Chicken, and about 160° F for Turkey breasts (government may say ~160 to 180. Boo!!) Check all pieces at center of thickest part (don't stab through to pan, you want to test the meat not the bottom of the pan)
Remove the pieces that meet your tempature requirements.
Replace any pieces that need a little more time. Don't walk away...

After you remove the poultry let is rest for about 5 or 10 minutes without cutting into it. Cover in foil. (It will continue to cook some here.)

Now you can serve this anyway you can imagine:
Add to a pan of black beans and salsa - heat and serve
Serve hot as main course with veggies and sides
Cool and cube to add to a salad for a nice Grilled chicken salad
Add to a crock pot recipe to help reduce required cooking time (because the meat is already cooked).
You can do anything with poultry


** Make seasoning:
2 tablespoons dried basil
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons dried rosemary
2 tablespoons dried marjoram
2 tablespoons dried cilantro
2 tablespoons dried thyme
2 tablespoons dried savory
2 tablespoons red pepper flakes

runningneo122

BUMP

brendalyne

Gotta try this! Have you ever tried it as a marinade for fish?

ZebraHead

Not fish but I have read about milk for pork chops