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Grilled Boneless Chicken Thighs in a Homemade Marinade
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Grilled Boneless Chicken Thighs in a Homemade Marinade

Juicy boneless chicken thighs in a spiced marinade of garlic, soy and honey — a winning grill dish

⏱ 30 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    In a bowl, mix the honey, olive oil, soy sauce, paprika, cumin, turmeric, garlic, lemon juice, salt and black pepper and coat the chicken in the mixture.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Cover and marinate in the fridge at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.
    Refrigerator
  3. 3
    Heat a grill pan over high heat.
    ⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveGrill pan
  4. 4
    Sear the chicken in a single layer 6–7 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 cutting.
    KnifeCutting board
  6. 6
    Serve with salad and laffa.
459calories
49 gprotein
11 gcarbs
24 gfat
● protein 43%● carbs 10%● fat 47%

Per serving (287 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 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)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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