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Perfect Poultry Marinade With Buttermilk or Kefir

Super easy marinade that produces moist chicken or turkey without strong flavors or "mushy" meat.
Course Main Course

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups buttermilk or plain kefir
  • 3 TBS olive oil
  • 1 TBS honey
  • 2 TBS Rosemary feel free to substitute other herbs to taste.
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Instructions
 

  • mix all the ingredients
  • Put the chicken into a heavy food storage and add the marinade
  • Let the excess air out of the bag and seal it up. Move everything around to evenly coat the chicken.
  • Place the bagged chicken into a large bowl or pan with the breast down and store in the refridgerator for up to 4 days. If storing longer than a day, flip the bird over to be sure every part of it gets time sitting i the marinade.

To bake:

  • Preheat oven to 400F
  • Remove bird from marinade and drain any extra marinade
  • Place bird in a roasting pan or in a pan with a rack
  • Add 1-2 cups of water to the bottom of the pan. You want to keep the delicious juices from burning to the bottom of the pan. Adding a little water helps make good broth and gravy.
  • Place in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until the skin looks dry but NOT burnt.
  • Turn the temperature down to 325F and continue to cook for 20 minutes per pound or until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F
  • Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 15 minutes.