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Lemon juice in marinade
The middle of last week, I did a little experiment on some chicken
breasts. I vacuum marinated them for 5-6 hours in apple juice with some lemon juice mixed in and a few sprigs of fresh rosemary. My goal was to have a lemon chicken flavor with the rosemary having its own flavor addition. I then cold smoked the breasts for an hour with apple wood and finished them on the grill. The best way to describe their texture, level of doneness and grill marks was excellent. The downside was that they had absolutely no flavor. I could have served smoked cardboard for all the breasts tasted like. It's one of the few times when I've heard harsh words from my wife over the cooking. Even my smoke flavor was "off," Later, I was griping to a friend about the outcome and she told me that she was sure it was the lemon juice. She reminded me that you use a lemon juice water to cut down on the fish flavor of seafood, for instance, and thought that it also probably wiped out any apple or rosemary flavor. Anyone have experience in using lemon juice in a marinade? When do you introduce lemon juice to get a lemon flavor on meat? -- ---Nonnymus--- You don’t stand any taller by trying to make others appear shorter. |
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Lemon juice in marinade
"Nonnymus" > wrote in message news > The middle of last week, I did a little experiment on some chicken > breasts. I vacuum marinated them for 5-6 hours in apple juice with some > lemon juice mixed in and a few sprigs of fresh rosemary. My goal was to > have a lemon chicken flavor with the rosemary having its own flavor > addition. I then cold smoked the breasts for an hour with apple wood and > finished them on the grill. > > The best way to describe their texture, level of doneness and grill marks > was excellent. The downside was that they had absolutely no flavor. I > could have served smoked cardboard for all the breasts tasted like. It's > one of the few times when I've heard harsh words from my wife over the > cooking. Even my smoke flavor was "off," > > Later, I was griping to a friend about the outcome and she told me that > she was sure it was the lemon juice. She reminded me that you use a lemon > juice water to cut down on the fish flavor of seafood, for instance, and > thought that it also probably wiped out any apple or rosemary flavor. > > Anyone have experience in using lemon juice in a marinade? When do you > introduce lemon juice to get a lemon flavor on meat? > -- > ---Nonnymus--- > You don’t stand any taller by > trying to make others appear shorter. If I want lemon on anything, I spritz it on just before serving. You might be onto something with the de-odorizing effects. I have used a Vinegar marinade to reduce the gaminess of venison. (Both are acids.) |
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