If you decide to cook a chicken with tender meat and crispy crust, or prefer juicy pieces with sauce and at the same time experience a shortage of time, the best option is to cook chicken using a microwave oven.
It is only necessary to prepare the chicken, by treating its surface with a special composition to give a special taste and flavor to the dishes or pre-marinating, thereby reducing the cooking time.
The volume of any microwave oven is smaller than a standard oven, so before placing the chicken in a microwave it needs to be compacted, for which the protruding limbs - legs and wings are attached with wooden skewers to the carcass, and that they are not overcooked, covered with foil. And the foil should be special, for use in microwave ovens.
A package or so-called chicken sleeve in a microwave oven will save cooking time and create a very juicy and well-prepared meat consistency, but in order to get a crust on the product, it is necessary to hold it for a while, under convection and grill in an oven without sleeves .
If you follow a healthy diet, the chicken soufflé in the microwave will allow you to create a truly delicious, delicate and dietary dish that is in high demand in good restaurants, and it will not be difficult to cook it at home with a microwave oven.
Grilled chicken in a microwave oven
Ingredients:
- small whole chicken carcass (1,2-1,4 kg) - 1 piece;
- lemon juice - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- ground coriander - 1 teaspoon;
- turmeric - 1 teaspoon;
- sweet paprika - 1 teaspoon;
- garlic - 3 cloves;
- mustard - 1 teaspoon;
- honey - 1 teaspoon;
- salt;
- ground black pepper.
Preparation
We wash the carcass of the chicken, dry it thoroughly and rub it on the outside and inside with a marinade prepared from vegetable oil, lemon juice, coriander, turmeric, paprika squeezed through a press of garlic, salt and pepper and leave for at least an hour. The more time your chicken will pickle, the more it will taste better. It is ideal to leave the carcass in the marinade in the refrigerator for the night or if there is an opportunity for a day.
Impregnated chicken, depending on the capabilities of your microwave oven, string on a spit, lay on a grate or simply in a tray, wrap the special for the microwave oven foil stems and wings and prepare for the beginning about ten minutes. Then we take out the chicken, cool it a bit, apply a mixture of mustard and honey, return it to the microwave and cook in the combined mode for fifteen minutes on each side. Ten minutes before the end of cooking, remove the foil from the legs and wings.
Our fragrant and insanely delicious chicken, cooked in a microwave, fits perfectly with mashed potatoes or vegetables.
Chicken in the microwave with potatoes in the package
Ingredients:
- small whole chicken carcass (1-1.2 kg) - 1 piece;
- mayonnaise - 50 g;
- vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- seasoning for chicken - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- garlic - 3 cloves;
- potatoes - 4 large tubers;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- onion - 1 piece;
- salt;
- ground black pepper.
Preparation
We wash the washed and dried chicken carcass with a mixture of mayonnaise, oil, salt, pepper, spices and mashed garlic and leave for at least one hour. Then put it in a bag for baking, there also put the peeled and sliced potatoes, carrot and half-rings with onions. We tie the package from two sides, place it in a suitable microwave cookware, wrap the ends of the packet under the dish and make a few cuts with the knife from above. We cook the chicken with vegetables for about twenty minutes at a power of 850 watts. Then cut the sleeve and give a blush under the grill for five to seven minutes.