Broiled Ginger Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 chicken legs and thighs attached
- 4 cloves garlic
- 4-inch ginger cut into 14-inch slices
- grated peel of 1 large lemon
- 12 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 12 c fresh cilantro
- 14 c lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp sherry vinegar
- 4 tsp peanut oil
- cilantro leaves
- 8 lime wedges
Directions
- Score chicken skin diagonally spacing 14-inch
- Arrange chicken in single layer side side up
- With machine running drop garlic and ginger into processor
- Mince finely add salt pepper lemon peel and cilantro
- Mince finely
- Blend lemon juice and vinegar
- With machine running add oil in thin stream
- Rub mixture into chicken
- Let set for 2 to 3 hours
- Grease broiler pan
- Position 4-inches from flame
- Preheat pan
- Transfer chicken
- Broil until tender and golden brown about 10 to 15 minutes each side
- Baste with marinade
- Let skin side up for last 2 to 3 minutes
- Let stand 5 minutes and garnish with cilantro and lime
- Great with rice
- Save marinade to boil and pass or serve mashed potatoes and use marinade and pan drippings for gravy