Marinated Chicken In Lemon Thyme, Lemon, Lemon Zest, Garlic & Honey
I was experimenting in making the perfect marinade for chicken. Finaly, I came up with this! Chicken pieces, without skin, are marinated for about 3 to 4 hours in a combination of fresh lemon thyme, zest of 1/2 Sicilian lemon, juice of the same lemon, garlic cloves, a fruity EVOO & honey. It is healthy too. This must be tasty, right?? Oooh,...yes!
Total Steps
4
Ingredients
13
Tools Needed
2
Ingredients
- 2 fillets chicken fillets (about 300 gr), cleaned, no skin, cut into smaller pieces
- 1 handful fresh lemon thyme, washed & pad dry (remove tougher stalks)
- 1 lemon juice of Sicilian lemon
- 1/2 lemon zest of Sicilian lemon
- 3 cloves fat garlic, peeled & finely diced
- 5 tablespoons fruity extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- 1 tablespoon heaped good honey
- black pepper
- sea salt flakes
- steamed green beans
- red onion slices, fried
- new boiled potatoes
- mixed salad(optional)
Instructions
Step 1
Take a large Ziplock bag & place all of the ingredients for the marinade in it, except the chicken. <a href="/7S3QCKWK">Mix </a>carefully in the bag with a <a href="/NX588QBK">spoon </a>because you don't want to damage the plastic bag. Add a few <a href="/5YGQYH5K">grinds </a>of black pepper & some sea <a href="/DPSVTKVY">salt </a>flakes.
Step 2
Add the chicken pieces. Close the bag and with the the help of your hands, massage the bag on the outside. Then, place the closed bag in a fitting bowl in case of leakage. Place in the fridge for about 3 to 4 hours. I <a href="/Z7DWVT8G">marinated </a>my chicken for 4 hours. From time to time, take the bag out of the fridge to massage the bag from the outside. Just before making dinner, take the bag out of the fridge.
Step 3
When the rest of your dinner is prepared & ready, you <a href="/TPWNYF5L">can </a><a href="/RNT367Z2">bake </a>the chicken. Lift & drain the chicken with a skimmer but keep the marinade!!!! Take a large non stick pan on medium high <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat </a>& <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat </a>up. Pour a thin layer of the fruity EVOO in it. When hot & sizzling, add the chicken & <a href="/NZ2LK8CC">fry </a>for about 3 to 5 minutes or just when they are <a href="/D434P8MH">browned. </a>Adjust the <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat </a>if necessary. When you <a href="/B52FHCF2">turn </a>the chicken in the pan, to <a href="/NZ2LK8CC">fry </a>the other side, pour the remaining marinade all over the chicken,...everything! <a href="/NZ2LK8CC">Fry </a>for about 2 to 3 minutes & the marinade will make everything caramelised a bit. It <a href="/B52FHCF2">turns </a>goldsen <a href="/D434P8MH">brown </a>in colour. It smells amazing!
Step 4
When everything is cooked through, <a href="/Y6MVNCHX">serve </a>on a <a href="/ZJ3WDM5Q">plate </a>with <a href="/WPFKW7GH">steamed </a>green beans & <a href="/NZ2LK8CC">fried </a>red onion <a href="/3JDX2Q84">slices </a>in the same fruity EVOO & with new <a href="/W7VKDJHH">boiled </a>potatoes. Enjoy!!