Chicken In Buttermilk

[Cooking Cop]

I heard that soaking chicken in Buttermilk over night adds flavor to the bird...Is this true, and is over night too long??

[Andy M.]

Yes, it's true. No, overnight is not too long. It's often done for fried chicken.

[Cooking Cop]

That's waht I was planning on doing, but I misread the recipie, I ws supposed to leave it overnight in a brine, then put it in buttermilk before breading. I was afraid over night would be too long.

Thanks!

[kitchenelf]

I have left boneless skinless breasts in buttermilk for 3 days and they were fine. On the 4th day I marinated in a teriyaki/pineapple/white wine/garlic/ginger mixture. They were the most tender I have ever had!

[jennyema]

Buttermilk is one of the only types of marinade that does, in fact, tenderize meat.

[deelady]

once I started making my fried chicken with buttermilk I havent been able to make it any other way since! I season my buttermilk with crushed rosemary and spices and let it soak overnight! Perfect everytime IMO.... :)

[Afrika Bambaataa]

i jus dump in som milk when i fryer it

[quicksilver]

I'm bringing this thread up again, as I was just watching 'Everyday Food', on PBS. They were marinating chicken breast-bone in. I've always done this - just because. Mom did it, grandma did it. Mom always said she loved buttermilk. I buy a quart just for the chicken and threaten to drink the little bit leftover, but for some reason have never been able to. I just can't get past the thought of a sour tasting milk. So the remainder usually gets dumped after sitting about a week in the fridge.
Can someone even try to give me an idea of the taste? I love sour cream, and love flavored yogurts, cottage cheese and mozzerella, which I think all have a somewhat sour/tart taste.
I'm in the mood to make some chicken again, after watching the show, but again there's the issue of the leftover milk.

[Mama]

Make some biscuits with it to go along with your fried chicken!

[kitchenelf]

...or a buttermilk ranch dressing.

I don't like buttermilk but I like things made with buttermilk. It's a flavor I can't describe - it's certainly not like "soured" i.e, has turned bad, milk...it's...well....there's a technical term............oh yea....it's ick!