Barbecue Chicken Breasts With Soy Lemon Marinade Food

EASY GRILLED LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse chicken breasts and pat dry with paper towels. Stir together the lemon juice, soy sauce, ginger, and black pepper in a bowl; pour into a large, resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken breasts, seal the bag, and massage to evenly coat chicken with lemon juice mixture. Place in refrigerator to marinate at least 20 minutes, or up to 24 hours.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat. Lightly oil grill grate, and place about 4 inches from heat source.
• Drain and discard marinade from the bag, and place chicken on preheated grill. Cook until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear, 6 to 8 minutes on each side.

GRILLED CHICKEN MARINADE

Steps:

• For the marinade: Combine the olive oil, soy sauce, garlic, brown sugar, lemon juice, dijon mustard, thyme, salt, and black pepper in a pint-sized mason jar. Cover and shake well to combine. Use immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days before use.
• For the grilled chicken: Place the chicken in a zip-up gallon bag. Add all of the marinade, seal the bag, and refrigerate for 30 minutes (or up to 4 hours).
• Meanwhile, pre-heat one side of the grill to medium heat, around 350°, and leave the other side unlit. Oil the grill grates well.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels. Discard the remaining marinade. Place the chicken skin-side down over the lit side of the grill. Cover and cook until grill marks appear and the chicken easily releases, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Flip the chicken and transfer it to the unlit side of the grill. Cover and cook until the internal temperature reads 165˚, 35 to 45 minutes more (depending on the size of your chicken pieces). Let rest for 5 minutes, then serve immediately.

BARBECUE CHICKEN BREASTS WITH SOY-LEMON MARINADE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat and add the remaining marinade ingredients. Mix until well blended. Place the chicken in a shallow dish or a resealable plastic bag. Reserve 1 cup of the marinade for basting, and then pour the remaining marinade over the chicken. Cover the dish or seal the bag and marinate the chicken in the refrigerator for 30 to 45 minutes.
• Build a fire (wood or a combination of charcoal and wood) for indirect cooking by situating the coals on only one side of the cooker, leaving the other side void. When the temperature reaches 400°F, remove the chicken from the marinade and place it on the grill grate, away from the coals. Cook covered for 8 minutes, then flip the chicken and baste with the reserved marinade. Cook the chicken for 8 minutes longer, or until the internal temperature reaches 160°F.
• A room-temperature lemon will juice much more easily than a lemon straight out of the refrigerator. When making recipes such as Soy-Lemon Marinade, three tablespoons of juice per lemon can be expected. To get even more juice from your lemon, roll it along a work surface, pressing firmly, before slicing and squeezing.
• Indirect heat
• Hickory, Oak

LEMON BARBECUED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together the first 10 ingredients. Add onion; set aside 1/4 cup. Pour remaining marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight, turning occasionally. , Drain and discard marinade. Grill the chicken, covered, over indirect medium heat for 45 minutes or until juices run clear, turning and basting with reserved marinade every 8-10 minutes., To bake chicken: After marinating, place chicken in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Pour the remaining marinade over the chicken. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 hours or until juices run clear, basting occasionally.