Can I marinate chicken in tobasco sauce ?

For those who misread I mean tobasco as in the hot pepper sauce, not tobacco as in lambert and butler. :wink:

I like to marinate chicken breast fillets in something for 24 hours before pan frying it. This is a necessary step because I like the chicken to be loaded with flavour and also make it as tender as possible.

However, can I put tobasco in the fridge? And will it erode the chicken away because it's so strong?

Reply 1

username878045

Pretty sure it won't erode the chicken and is perfectly safe in the fridge. You are slightly crazy if you want to do this, though.

Reply 2

username612415

Original post by Kung Po Chicken

For those who misread I mean tobasco as in the hot pepper sauce, not tobacco as in lambert and butler. :wink:

Whether or not a marinade tenderises meat depends on the contents of the marinade- simply leaving chicken in a sauce will not necessarily affect the texture of the meat :fyi:

Chicken also shouldn't really need tenderising :smile:

That being said, Tabasco is quite acidic thanks to the vinegar content. It's probably relatively expensive compared to other marinades given the size of the bottles, and its thin consistency may make keeping the chicken covered in it difficult. Maybe consider another hot pepper sauce like Frank's Hot Sauce, Frank's Bufallo Sauce or Econa Hot Pepper sauce, adding Tabasco to taste?

Reply 3

Kung Po Chicken

Original post by PythianLegume

Pretty sure it won't erode the chicken and is perfectly safe in the fridge. You are slightly crazy if you want to do this, though.

Because it's so hot?

Ok thanks for the feedback and recommendations. I've been using soy sauce for the past week or so as a marinate and fancied a change to something hot and spicy. Mayhaps I'll try this Frank's Hot Sauce. :smile:

Reply 4

username612415

Original post by Kung Po Chicken

Frank's sauces are really good, if you've ever had Buffalo wings in a restaurant like TGIs odds are they used Franks Hot Sauce as the sauce :smile:

I use it fairly often and lace it with extra Tabasco for a larger kick.

Reply 5

username878045

Original post by Kung Po Chicken

Because it's so hot?

That was my thinking, although I've never marinated in hot pepper sauce, so I'm not sure.

Reply 6

Georgiina_Tee

If you want it bursting with flavour grab some all purpose seasoning and whatever you like before you marinade your chicken add some oil to the chicken stab some holes inside the chicken then add all your dry flavourings and you Tabasco although If adding Tabasco, I would marinade the chicken without it and just your dry flavours so the multi-purpose seasoning and everything (and oil) then leave it in the fridge over night. When your ready to cook the chicken wrap the chicken in foil and leave it like the for perhaps half an hour on a high heat then remove the foil and your Tabasco with a brush and then let it cook normally :smile:

Tastes professional although Tabasco as a marinade sounds like you want your mouth to burn!

Reply 7

Kung Po Chicken

Original post by Georgiina_Tee

Tastes professional although Tabasco as a marinade sounds like you want your mouth to burn!

Yes I want my taste buds to be numb enough so I can't taste all the healthy but horrible crap I'm eating. :wink:

I hear what you're saying about wrapping it in foil but I haven't tried to cook chicken that way yet. I've been frying the chicken in a wok with olive oil for a couple of minutes and it's yielded good results.

How do I go about baking chicken in the oven? I'm not sure baking is the correct word btw, lol. Do I just wrap the chicken and the flavourings in foil, place on baking tray and then insert into the oven for x minutes on x heat?