Lemon, Oregano & Garlic Marinade For Chicken
Lemon, Oregano & Garlic Marinade For Chicken
For 1 KG of chicken thighs, breast, wings or drumsticks – or the whole chook!!!I used a whole boneless chook with skin on. You can also use a whole butterflied chicken, with bones and skin on.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil extra virgin
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 lemon juice and zest
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- oregano leaves, a good handful
Instructions
Method:
- You can either mix all the marinade ingredients together in a bowl first and pour over the chicken. Or you can place the chicken in a dish and pour over the individual ingredients. Make sure you mix the marinade and chicken together will. If you can leave for up to 2 hours (or even overnight), this will help the flavour.
General rule:
- Cook breasts for approx 8-10 mins each side. Starting on high heat and moving to lower heat while cooking through.
- Cook thighs for approx 4-6 mins each side.
- Starting on high heat and moving to lower heat while cooking through.
- Cook a whole butterflied chook (bone in) for 20 mins each side – starting on high heat and turning down.
Notes
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- You can use chicken with skin on or removed.
- If using chicken with skin removed, you can slice some small incisions to let the marinade leak into the meat, it will help keep it tender.
- Have the bbq turned up in the beginning to get a good colour, but then turn the bbq right down or move the chicken to where it’s less hot, otherwise it will overcook and become dry.
- If using chicken with bone in – the meat around the bone can be a little pink, don’t try to keep cooking, it will overcook and become dry.
- When chicken is cooked, there should be clear juices running from the meat when you cut it, if you keep cooking, it will become dry and overcooked.
- Breast will overcook more easily – you can bash it with a rolling pin before cooking – it will tenderise it and make it more even to cook.
- If breasts are very thick, butterfly them before cooking to reduce the thickness and risk of overcooking.
- Thighs are way more forgiving! And much more tender – so go for these when barbecuing if possible.
Nutrition
Calories: 527kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 54gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 39gSodium: 2331mgPotassium: 213mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 36IUVitamin C: 60mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 1mg
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