Back

Ingredients

5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and washed
1/4 cup olive oil, extra virgin
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 tbsp fresh basil, or 3 teaspoons dried
1 tbsp fresh oregano, or 2 teaspoons dried
1 tbsp fresh thyme, or 1 teaspoon dried
2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
6 cloves garlic, large cloves, smashed
12 ounces wheat-based beer

Source:
The Slow Roasted Italian

More details:
https://www.theslowroasteditalian.com/garlic-beer-marinade-for-grilled/

Italian Beer Marinated Chicken

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Photo: The Today Show, Simply Scratch

Beer marinade for chicken is one of the easiest marinade recipes using fresh ingredients to make the most tender and flavourful chicken. According to the Slow Roasted Italian website, there's no specific requirement for the type of beer, but make sure it's a wheat-based beer. The chicken is guaranteed to be exceptionally tender, as the enzymes in the beer help break down the fibres in the chicken, making it perfect for grilling.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Directions

[1]
Place chicken in a 1 gallon resealable plastic bag. Set aside.

[2]
Combine olive oil, lemon juice, basil, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper and garlic in your food processor or blender.

[3]
Blend until your mixture is smooth. Combine 1/4 cup marinade mix and 1/2 cup beer in an airtight container, reserve this mixture. Place in the refrigerator.

[4]
Pour the remaining marinade mixture and 1 cup (8 ounces) of beer over the chicken in the resealable bag.

[5]
Squeeze out as much air as possible and reseal bag. Turn your bag a few times to make sure chicken is well coated with the marinade. Allow the chicken to marinate in refrigerator for 3 -24 hours.

[6]
Preheat yours grill to medium-high.

[7]
Remove the chicken and reserved marinade from refrigerator and set on the counter to come to room temperature, about 30 to 60 minutes (you never want to grill cold meat, the temperature change will toughen the meat).

[8]
Grill the chicken about 3 minutes per side. When you turn your chicken apply the reserved marinade to the cooked side of the chicken. Grill the other side until your chicken is seared nicely and when you press down on the chicken it is firm but not hard.

[9]
Remove from the grill and place on a tray, tent the chicken with foil.

[10]
Allow the chicken to rest for 5-10 minutes, to redistribute the juices.