Nifs Light Grilled Marinated Chicken Food

NIF'S BUTTERFLIED GRILLED WHOLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat both sides of barbeque to high heat. While it is heating up, prepare chicken:.
• Place whole chicken on a baking sheet, breast side down. With kitchen shears, cut down each side of back bone and discard. Rinse chicken with cool water and place back on baking sheet, again breast side down.
• Sprinkle your desired amount of rub on the inside of the chicken and massage into the meat. Flip over, press the chicken down if it's not laying flat, and repeat the rub. Make sure you have coated the whole chicken.
• On BBQ, turn one side of grill off. Place chicken on the turned off side, breast side down. By doing that, you will get beautiful grill marks without the flare-ups and it will cook in indirect heat. BBQ for 15 minutes.
• Flip over in same area on grill and cook for another 25 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 180°F.
• Remove from grill onto a clean baking sheet or plate. Tent with tin foil for at least 10 minutes before cutting up chicken.

NIF'S GRILLED HAWAIIAN CHICKEN SKEWERS

Steps:

• Mix all marinade ingredients and add chicken. Marinate for 1 to 2 hours, no more.
• If you are using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them in water for 2 hours.
• Heat grill to medium-high.
• Alternate chicken, pineapple and pepper pieces on skewers. Place on grill until chicken is cooked through, about 5 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.

GRILLED CHICKEN MARINADE

Steps:

• In a large bowl or container, stir together grated garlic cloves, lemon zest, yogurt, the fresh soft herbs, oil, dried herbs, oregano, marjoram, or thyme, salt and black pepper. (This yields about 1 cup marinade, good for about 2 pounds of chicken.) Let sit for a couple of hours and up to overnight.

NIF'S HONEY GRILLED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients for the marinade.
• Cover chicken with marinade and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Cook chicken over a medium hot grill until cooked through. You could cook it in the oven at 350F for about a half hour.

MARINATED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Butterfly the chicken breasts using a sharp knife, then lightly pound to an even thickness.
• In a large glass bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, lime juice, canola oil, chile-garlic paste, scallion whites, sesame oil and ginger until combined. Add the chicken and turn to coat in the marinade. Cover and let marinade in the refrigerator for at least 2 or up to 4 hours.
• Preheat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat until hot.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade and transfer to a paper-towel-lined baking sheet. Use paper towels to dab off some of the marinade.
• Brush the grill with canola oil, then grill the chicken until fully cooked, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a platter and garnish with the scallion greens and sesame seeds. Serve.

GRILLED CHICKEN MARINADE

Steps:

• Whisk vinegar, soy sauce, olive oil, parsley, basil, oregano, garlic powder, and black pepper together in a bowl and pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add chicken, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator, at least 4 hours.
• Preheat grill for medium-low heat and lightly oil the grate. Drain and discard marinade.
• Grill chicken on the preheated grill until no longer pink in the center, 4 to 5 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

NIF'S GRILLED MOROCCAN CHICKEN SKEWERS

Steps:

• Mix all marinade ingredients, add to resealable plastic bag and add chicken. Smoosh chicken around in marinade and marinate in fridge overnight.
• Mix all dip ingredients and refrigerate overnight.
• Grill skewers over medium heat and garnish with dip.

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH YOGURT MARINADE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the yogurt, garlic, oregano, thyme, olive oil, salt and pepper. Zest the lemon over the bowl, reserving the rest of the lemon for serving. Whisk until smooth.
• Add the chicken thighs, toss to coat, then cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or up to 24. Remove chicken from the refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking.
• If using a grill, clean and oil the grates. Set the grill to medium-high or heat a grill pan slicked with olive oil on the stovetop over medium-high. Grill the chicken for 6 to 8 minutes on each side (depending on the thickness of the thighs), covering the grill halfway through if necessary to retain heat, until cooked through.
• Transfer the chicken thighs to a platter and squeeze half the lemon over them. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and parsley, and serve with lemon wedges on the side if desired.