Cornell Chicken Marinade Recipes

CORNELL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the cider vinegar, oil, egg, salt, poultry seasoning, and black pepper in a blender. Cover, and puree until smooth.
• Pour blended mixture into a resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken halves, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours (up to overnight).
• Remove chicken halves from bag and transfer to a plate or baking sheet lined with paper towels. Pat chicken dry with more paper towels. Reserve marinade mixture.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Grill chicken, skin-side down, on the preheated grill for 2 minutes. Turn each piece, brush with marinade mixture, and move to indirect heat.
• Grill, brushing with glaze and turning often, until well-browned and meat is no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C).

DR. BAKER'S ORIGINAL CORNELL CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Combine the basting sauce ingredients in a blender and mix until emulsified.
• Place the chicken halves in a large zip-top plastic bag and pour in 1/2 cup of the sauce.
• Seal the bag and shake gently to coat the chicken evenly.
• Refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade and wipe off excess sauce from the surface. Discard the marinade.
• Grill over charcoal, turning often and liberally basting with the remaining sauce every 10 minutes, for about 1 hour, or until cooked through.

CORNELL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Parboil chicken: Heat large pot of water until water boils. Add chicken and boil for 5 minutes. Remove from water and let cool completely.
• In a large bowl, add egg. Whisk vigorously with a fork or whisk until frothy.
• Add remaining ingredients to the bowl and whisk again until all is incorporated.
• Add marinade to chicken and let marinate for ideally 12 - 24 hrs.
• Heat grill to low and grill on low, indirect heat for 15 minutes on one side, basting every 5 minutes with remaining marinade and then flip and cook on other side for another 15 minutes, basting every 5 minutes. If chicken is not parboiled, it will take about 30 minutes on each side.
• Cook chicken until skin is crispy and internal temperature reaches at least 165 degrees.
• Serve and enjoy!

CORNELL BBQ CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put all ingredients (accept chicken) into a blender and blend until smooth.
• Place chicken in an airtight container. Pour mixture over chicken and marinate for at least 1 to 2 hours (I allow mine to marinade overnight in the refrigerator). Remove chicken from marinade and cook over grill until done. Bring marinade to a boil and use to baste the chicken while cooking.

CORNELL CHICKEN MARINADE

Steps:

• Crack the egg into a medium bowl and whisk until beaten. Slowly whisk in the oil until fully blended. Then whisk in the vinegar, salt, poultry seasoning, and ground black pepper. Set some of the sauce aside to use for basting while grilling. Place chicken in shallow baking dish, and coat with sauce. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours.