Chicken in beer: learn this recipe!

If you have doubts about what to prepare for your own special dinner or lunch, let's look at a recipe for chicken in beer that will give you ideas and leave your mouth watering!

Chicken in beer is a delicious recipe that combines flavors and is relatively simple to prepare.

This dish combines the succulence of chicken with the richness and bitterness that beer brings to its flavor.

This recipe is a demonstration of how the simplicity of the ingredients can result in a delicious dish.

As the chicken cooks in the beer, it absorbs the aromas and flavors, creating a meal full of character and depth.

Chicken in beer recipe

Now let's get down to business, our delicious chicken in beer recipe starting with the ingredients:

• 2 kg of chicken cut into pieces, but you can also use chicken thighs or drumsticks in your recipe;
• 1 can of light beer;
• 1 large chopped onion;
•  chopped garlic cloves;
• 4 spoons of oil;
• 2 tablespoons of salt;
• black pepper to taste;
• green seasoning to taste;
• 3 spoons of lemon or vinegar.

Start by seasoning the chicken with salt and black pepper, also add garlic, green seasoning, oil, onion, lemon or vinegar.

Let it marinate in the seasoning for at least an hour, but if you can leave it longer, it's even better. Remember to leave it in the fridge for this entire time.

Before leaving it to marinate, remember to 'smear' all the pieces, on all sides, so that they have good taste.

When this time has passed, you can place all the chicken pieces in a baking dish or some type of refractory that can go in the oven.

Add the seasonings left over from the marinade on top and then add the beer, which must be at room temperature.

Finally, you can place it in the oven at a preheated medium temperature to bake, it should stay there until golden.

In addition to roasting, this recipe can also be made fried, the only difference is that you will need to fry it in a pan with more oil, in addition to what is in the recipe.

It may seem like a complicated type of preparation, but in fact the only thing that can discourage you from preparing chicken in beer is the preparation time, which can take more than two hours depending on how long it is marinated.

Why use light beer?

Light beer, such as Pilsen and Weiss, are ideal for preparing lighter foods such as chicken, fish, salads and even seafood.

While the dark beers They go very well with heavier meats, whether beef or pork, and even with chocolate.

But that doesn't mean that you can't use the dark one for the beer chicken recipe, the difference is that the flavor will be much more intense, perhaps even too bitter.

This beer chicken recipe is a tasty option for a comforting meal. You can try different types of beer to vary the flavor of the dish.