Can I use a yoghurt marinade in sous-vide cooking?
I want to cook a Indian-inspired chicken dish. The recipe calls for yoghurt in a marinade for the chicken. I am fine with the marinade, but I also want to cook the chicken sous-vide.
I now wonder whether the yoghurt will generate any problems when cooked sous-vide. I plan to cook it for approximately 1 hour at 60° C (but will look up in the tables to confirm). I am worried about off-smell and poor safety.
Is it safe to use a yoghurt marinade in a sous-vide recipe?
Best Answer
It is safe. In fact, the website for the Sous Vide Supreme has a recipe for tandoori chicken that uses yogurt. http://blog.sousvidesupreme.com/2012/06/tandoori-chicken-sous-vide/
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In a medium bowl, mix yogurt, lemon juice, cumin, coriander, cardamom, chili powder, ginger, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Pour yogurt mixture over chicken in bag. Turn bag to coat chicken in the yogurt mixture.Can you sous vide marinade?
In general, flavoring marinades are fine to use at the same time you sous vide the meat, or to leave on during the sous vide process. You might lose some penetration if you don't let the meat sit in the marinade first but cooking it won't hurt the flavor of the food.Can you sous vide with marinade in the bag?
If using an acid or alcohol-based marinade for cooking sous vide, make sure to remove the meat from the marinade, wipe off and seal in a new vacuum bag before cooking - in sous vide cooking, no evaporation takes place, so the alcohol will not be 'cooked off' and may impart an overpoweringly strong flavour into the meat ...Do you rinse off yogurt marinade before cooking?
Don't Rinse You should not need to do more than shake the excess marinade from your chicken, or if you want to be very thorough, pat it down with towels lightly. If you rinsed, you would be washing away from of the flavor developed by your marinade, and the seasoning at the surface of the chicken.Does Greek yogurt tenderize meat?
Greek yogurt does more than simply flavor the surface of chicken. Thanks to its acidity \u2014 different from the kind you find in citrus or vinegar \u2014 it tenderizes the meat, keeping it juicy and never rubbery.Easy, Delicious Sous Vide Yogurt
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It is absolutely safe. Just make sure the pouch is properly sealed and you select a low simmer temp, and long simmer time.
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