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Grilled Chicken Thighs With Quick and Easy Marinade
This easy recipe for grilled chicken thighs has a piquant marinade and requires very little prep time: all the right notes for a standout weeknight dinner.
👥 4 Servings🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Chris Morocco📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●knife
- ●cutting board
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Chicken marinade
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Using a Microplane, finely grate 2 lemongrass stalks, trimmed, tough outer layers removed, 1 serrano chile (seeds and all), 3 garlic cloves, and 1 1" piece ginger, peeled into a medium bowl. (Alternatively, you can chop very finely, then mash to a paste using the side of your knife.) Add 1 Tbsp. dark brown sugar, 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, 1 Tbsp. fish sauce, and 1 Tbsp. soy sauce and mix well.
lemongrass stalks, trimmed, tough outer layers removed21" piece ginger, peeled1. dark brown sugar1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil1 Tbsp. fish sauce1 Tbsp. soy sauce1 Tbsp
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Chicken and assembly
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Season 1¼ lb. skinless, boneless chicken thighs with kosher salt and add to bowl with marinade. Turn as needed to coat completely. Marinate at least ⏱️ 10 minutes and up to ⏱️ 2 hours.
¼ lb. skinless, boneless chicken thighs1Kosher salt
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Prepare a grill for high indirect heat (for a gas grill, leave one or two burners off; for a charcoal grill, bank coals on one side); oil grill grate. Grill chicken over hottest part of grill, moving to cooler zone as needed if browning too fast, until well browned, about ⏱️ 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest ⏱️ 10 minutes before slicing.
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Transfer sliced chicken pieces to a platter and top with 2 scallions, thinly sliced and ½ cup cilantro leaves with tender stems. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with lime wedges for squeezing over. Editor’s note: This recipe was first printed in our August 2019 issues. Head this way for more great grilling recipes, like bbq chicken with crispy skin, lemon and black pepper chicken with a honeyed glaze, and all our favorite grilled chicken recipes →
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