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Broiled Gingered Chicken Recipe
Serves: 4
Keywords: Chinese, Chicken, game, recipe, recipes, Broiled Gingered Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
4
Chicken legs with thighs (8 oz each)
4
sm
Garlic cloves
4
oz.
Fresh ginger, cut into 1/4-inch slices
Grated peel of 1 large lemon
½
ts
Salt
½
ts
Freshly-ground pepper
½
c
Fresh cilantro leaves
¼
c
Fresh lemon juice
2
tb
Sherry vinegar
4
ts
Peanut oil
Fresh cilantro sprigs (garnish)
4
Lime wedges (garnish)
Directions
- Use very sharp knife to score chicken skin diagonally, spacing cuts about 1/4-inch apart.
- Arrange chicken in single layer, skin side up, in baking dish.
- With machine running, drop garlic and ginger through feed tube of food processor; mince finely.
- Mix in lemon peel, salt, and pepper.
- Add cilantro and mince finely.
- Blend in lemon juice and vinegar.
- Add oil in thin stream through feed tube with machine running.
- Rub mixture over both sides of chicken; set aside for 2 to 3 hours.
- Grease broiler pan and position about 4 inches from heat source; preheat broiler.
- Transfer the chicken to heated pan.
- Broil until just tender, very juicy, and deep golden, or 10 to 15 minutes on each side.
- Turn chicken skin side up for last 2 to 3 minutes and brush with any remaining ginger sauce.
- Transfer chicken to a warm platter and let stand for 5 minutes.
- Garnish with cilantro sprigs and lime wedges.