Siobhan Perricone wrote:
wrote:
>>Siobhan Perricone wrote:
wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I chopped up chicken breast into stir-fry chunks. I left the
>>>>pieces in the fridge, immersed in salty, garlicy vinegar from a
>>>>jar pickles. Haven't had time to cook it in the past few days.
>>>>How many days can I leave it marinating?
>>>
>>>it's probably safe to eat, but I bet it's darned salty now.
>>
>>I find that after frying, the water comes out and the chicken is not
>>that salty.
>>
>>My schedule for cooking it is if-y for the next few days. I wonder
>>how many days the chicken pieces can remain in the fridge
>>marinating? If I freeze it, and an evening frees up, I need a day
>>to defrost it (I prefer defrosting in the fridge).
>
> If you freeze be sure to take it out of the glass jar and put it
> into a plastic container first. The jar could bust.
> Freezing it should work, though.

Yes, I put it in plastic. But I don't want to freeze it anyway.

I was not clear in my last email. I was wondering how long the
marination can take place in the fridge before it meat becomes unsafe.
I was citing the complications in freezing it because I don't want to
do that. If an evening becomes free, I will not be able to defrost it
right away. I wonder if anyone has an idea of how long the marination
can safely go on for (in the fridge)?

Thanks.

Cooking Ignoramus.