In this blog I intend to post all about my grilling experiences. Posts will consist of my successes, mistakes, recipes, and tips that I pick up along the way.
For this, my first post, enjoy a chicken recipe that I created last week:
Lemon/Lime Chicken
Prep time: 20-30 minutes
Time to marinade: 3hours+ (optional)
Grill time: 10-20 minutes
Ingredients:
2 - Chicken Breasts
1-2 - Cans of Sprite/7-Up
0-1 - Cups of Water
1 Tbs - Lemon Juice
1 Tbs - Olive Oil
1 - Fresh Lime
Spices:
Lemon Pepper
Sea Salt
Directions:
1.) Place un-spiced chicken breasts (frozen or thawed) in a pot or sauce pan (must be large enough to hold all ingredients). Add Sprite or 7-Up and Lemon Juice. Add water, as needed, until chicken breasts are completely submerged.
2.) Cover the pot or sauce pan and allow chicken to marinade for at least 3 hours. (Note: This step can be skipped if you are in a time-crunch)
3.) On a stove-top, bring the liquid to boiling over hi-heat. Boil for about 1 minute.
4.) Remove chicken from the liquid and place on a plate. Pour olive oil over top of the breasts. Lightly spice both sides of the breasts using lemon pepper and sea salt to taste. Remember that the Sprite or 7-Up will make the chicken sweet.
5.) Grill over high heat with the lid closed until chicken reaches appropriate internal temperature (approx. 10-15 minutes), flipping halfway through. The chicken will cook more quickly than normal because it has just been boiled! While the chicken is on the grill, squeeze one half of the fresh lime on both sides. For additional lemon flavor, consider squeezing fresh lemon juice onto the chicken as well.
The Good: Boiling the chicken in Sprite or 7-Up softens the chicken and allows you to cut down time on the grill, keeping the chicken from drying out. Boiling in soda also delivers a sweet flavor very deep into the chicken.
The Bad: Requires more prep time than I'd like, but the prep time certainly isn't prohibitive!
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