Cast Iron Grilled Chicken

Sep 2

Sep 2 Cast Iron Grilled Chicken

baking, Caribbean cooking, dinner, cast iron, meat

Cast iron grilling is one of my favorite ways to cook. This grilled chicken is sophisticated enough for a Sunday dinner yet quick enough for a weeknight dinner (after its been marinated). This recipe is all about the marinade and the technique. Cook the thighs skin side down in a cast iron skillet to render out the fat and make the skin crisp and delicious.

Ingredients

extra virgin olive oil
chicken thighs, with bone and skin- don’t get skinless
lime juice, from 2 limes
garlic cloves-chopped
S&P
smoked paprika
cumin
dried oregano
brown sugar
onion powder
rosemary-chopped
thyme- chopped
soy sauce

Butter herb sauce

butter
olive oil
lemon
chopped rosemary
chopped thyme
S&P

Instructions

Clean and pat the chicken thighs dry. sprinkle with some salt and set aside.
For the marinade: In a large bowl, whisk together all the ingredients, add the chicken, turning to coat them all over with marinade. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 12 hours. the longer, the better.
preheat the oven to 400.
Heat oil in cast-iron skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking. Nestle chicken in the skillet, skin side down. Reduce heat to medium; continue cooking skin side down. Please be careful when handling a cast iron skillet, it gets HOT. use tongs to move the chicken around.
Cook without moving for about 7 minutes so that the fat can render and the skin can get nice and crispy. Once the chicken releases from the pan and has a nice golden brown crust on the skin, flip the chicken over and transfer the skillet with the chicken to the oven and roast for 18-20 minutes or until cooked through and the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees F when tested with an instant read meat thermometer. remove from the oven and set aside.
While chicken is roasting, make the sauce; In a small saucepan, heat butter and olive oil together, add the chopped rosemary, thyme, S&P. remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice.Taste and adjust the seasonings with salt or lemon juice or both.