Skillet Chicken in a Kefir Marinade
Even a first-time cook can pull this one off. My wonderful mother-in-law is the one who introduced me to a kefir marinade for chicken. Whenever we head out to the country for a barbecue, my husband and I bring marinated pork, and she brings chicken soaked in kefir. No matter which recipe we grill by, her chicken always comes out the tastiest and juiciest. I took her marinade to heart and now use it often for chicken and turkey — it's especially good with chicken baked in the oven in individual pots. Here, though, I'm sharing my quick version braised right in the skillet.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
Gather your ingredients.
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Step 2:
Finely chop the dill.
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Step 3:
Slice the garlic thin.
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Step 4:
Rinse the chicken breast, pat it dry, and cut it into medium pieces.
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Step 5:
Stir together the kefir, dill, ground black pepper, and salt.
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Step 6:
Add the chicken to the marinade.
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Step 7:
Add the garlic slices. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it marinate for 30 minutes.
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Step 8:
Lay the chicken pieces in a preheated skillet along with a little of the marinade.
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Step 9:
Braise over low heat for about 25 minutes, turning now and then, until cooked through. As the liquid cooks off, pour in a little more of the kefir marinade.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Garlic - 143 kcal/100g
- Ground black pepper - 255 kcal/100g
- Dill greens - 38 kcal/100g
- Kefir fat - 62 kcal/100g
- Kefir of 1% fat content - 38 kcal/100g
- Low-fat kefir - 30 kcal/100g
- Kefir 'doctor beefy' 1,8% fat content - 45 kcal/100g
- Kefir 2.5% fat content - 53 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Chicken breast (fillet) - 113 kcal/100g
