How do you make chicken taste the best on a George Foreman Grill ?

Question

marinade first or pound with hammer?

my grill doesnt have temp control. says to cook skinless breast 8-9 minutes

Answer 1

I would pound with the hammer and then marinade for an hour or so. That way you get nice even cooking and you get the yummy flavor from the marinade. My favorite marinade is Italian dressing!Please, Please do NOT baste with left over marinade. You could get salmonella poisioning!

Answer 2

All pounding does is tenderize (and, technically, lets it cook quicker and more evenly).

Marinades are great. Oils add moisture, acids tenderize, and the whole thing can add flavor. Salad dressings work great (my favs are italian or poppyseed), as do any store bought marinades. Over-marinating draws moisture from it though, and if there are acids it will literally begin to cook the meat, which leaves it rubbery, gray, and nasty. Half and hour to four hours is the span I recomend for marinating.

Here are a couple actual recipes I use, when I don't just go the salad dressing route.

Ginger Soy Chicken Breasts
2 T grated ginger
3 crushed garlic cloves
2 T brown sugar
2 t sesame seeds
2 t sesame (or olive) oil
1 T dark rum
1/2 cup soy sauce

4 boneless chicken breast halves

Combine all but the chicken to make a marinade, put it and the chicken in a zip lock bag and squeeze out all the air. Let set in the fridge for 30 min or so. Grill for the time you usually do (I use a regular grill, so I'm not sure of the times for you. For me, it's 7 min the 5.), sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste, and serve.

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Honey Mustard Drummies
6 crushed garlic cloves
3T honey
2 T dijon mustard
2 T soy sauce
1 T lemon juice
1 t black pepper

8 chicken drumsticks, slashed

Combine 1st group of ingredients, zip-lock marinate for at least an hour, grill as you would. (For a regular grill, I turn it every 3 min. for about 15 min.) Sprinle with salt, and serve.

Answer 3

I get a thin boneless breast fillet and marinate it overnight in a plastic bag. Then I drop it into a hot George and press the cover down hard to squish it without any pounding on it. It is fast and easy and the breast cooks quickly with flavor all the way through it.

Answer 4

put the chicken in a marinade... i use zesty Italian dressing and let it soak for about 1 hour or more... while it is cooking bast with what is left... this is very good and will not dry out the chicken

Answer 5

cut a pocket in the chicken breast, stuff with mozzarella cheese, wrap in thin bacon, then place in grill.

Answer 6

just add garlic salt and pepper, and don't over cook