A wonderful Barbecue experience this weekend gave me a very good energy to come back and compose a new entry here. Barbecuing with family and friends was an awesome experience. The day complimented very well with the session by presenting us the perfect weather to be cooking outdoors.
Everyone likes chicken, it’s pretty easy to prepare on the grill if you've got an easy-to-make marinade too. The best way to add flavor to your chicken is by mixing up a quick marinade and letting the chicken bathe in all the fabulous flavors. I was searching for a good marinade and the options are endless. Finally from some of the interesting recipes I created my version of marinade and I am so happy with the result thought of sharing it here.
Everyone likes chicken, it’s pretty easy to prepare on the grill if you've got an easy-to-make marinade too. The best way to add flavor to your chicken is by mixing up a quick marinade and letting the chicken bathe in all the fabulous flavors. I was searching for a good marinade and the options are endless. Finally from some of the interesting recipes I created my version of marinade and I am so happy with the result thought of sharing it here.
Sharing my version of the marinade and the tips that I
learned from this wonderful experience.
Ingredients
1 kg of chicken parts (legs, thighs, wings, breasts), I used thighs with skin-on
Soya sauce- ¼ cup
Lemon juice – ½ cup
Chilli paste- 1 tbsp
Paparika – 1 tbspn
Turmeric -2 tsp
Crushed black pepper- 1 tbsp
5-6 large cloves of garlic, smashed
I used this marinade for dark meat, preferably thighs, advantages of using thighs is that they take up the marinade better and don’t get dried out on the grill. Even if you do not plan on eating the chicken skin, it's best to barbecue it with it on. The skin will protect the chicken pieces from drying out.
When cooking skinless chicken always make sure you put something on the chicken to keep it from drying out. This can be a thin coat of cooking oil
Directions
Prepare marinade:
In a small bowl, mix all the ingredients and marinate the chicken overnight When you are marinating chicken, cut small slits crosswise down the chicken which helps the marinade to penetrate. I think it also gives a finished look to the cooked chicken, especially with a dark-colored marinade.
Grill the chicken:
Remove chicken from marinade, Place chicken on grill. Here a charcoal grill is being used. You’ll notice as you cook that some areas on your grill brown the food faster than others. You have to move the chicken around and turn it until the pieces are cooked evenly. This is a pretty focused process, so stay in front of the grill brushing, turning, and moving the pieces all over to get them equally cooked.
chicken needs to cook until it's completely cooked, but cooking too long will make it dry and tough. The outside of the chicken should be well-browned on both sides.
Cooking time will depend on the chicken, how hot the grill is, the thickness of the chicken and even weather conditions if you're cooking outside.
In a small bowl, mix all the ingredients and marinate the chicken overnight When you are marinating chicken, cut small slits crosswise down the chicken which helps the marinade to penetrate. I think it also gives a finished look to the cooked chicken, especially with a dark-colored marinade.
Grill the chicken:
Remove chicken from marinade, Place chicken on grill. Here a charcoal grill is being used. You’ll notice as you cook that some areas on your grill brown the food faster than others. You have to move the chicken around and turn it until the pieces are cooked evenly. This is a pretty focused process, so stay in front of the grill brushing, turning, and moving the pieces all over to get them equally cooked.
chicken needs to cook until it's completely cooked, but cooking too long will make it dry and tough. The outside of the chicken should be well-browned on both sides.
Cooking time will depend on the chicken, how hot the grill is, the thickness of the chicken and even weather conditions if you're cooking outside.
Go, get your grill on!!! Enjoy!
