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Grilled Chicken Thighs with Lemon
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Grilled Chicken Thighs with Lemon

Juicy, crisp grilled chicken thighs, soaked in a lemon, garlic and spice marinade — a classic grill dish

⏱ 30 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free🎭 Purim

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    In a bowl, mix the olive oil, paprika, cumin, cinnamon, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt and black pepper and coat the chicken in the mixture.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Cover and marinate in the fridge at least 1 hour.
    Refrigerator
  3. 3
    Heat a grill pan over high heat.
    ⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveGrill pan
  4. 4
    Sear the chicken in a single layer 5–6 minutes per side, until it is nicely seared and cooked through.
    Stove
    💡Chicken pieces in a single layer, left alone until the underside releases, sear and brown; in a crowded pan they release liquid and steam.
  5. 5
    Let the chicken rest 3 minutes before serving.
  6. 6
    Sprinkle the parsley on top and serve with salad and bread.
394calories
48 gprotein
2 gcarbs
20 gfat
● protein 50%● carbs 2%● fat 48%

Per serving (265 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Grill pan · Also works: Cast-iron pan (No grill marks) · Charcoal grill (Outdoors) · Broiler (Broiler)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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