Spiced smoky barbecued chicken
An Australian dinner. Ready in about 1 hour 5 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 25 minPrep (about)
- 40 minCook (about)
- 1 hr 5 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 12 chicken thighs
Fresh & other
- 2 cloves garlic
- Juice/zest of one lemon
- Bunch rosemary Shopping tip: Fresh sprigs. Dried works (use a third as much).
- Bunch rosemary Shopping tip: Fresh sprigs. Dried works (use a third as much).
- Bunch thyme Shopping tip: Fresh sprigs or dried both work (1 tsp dried = 1 tbsp fresh).
- Bunch thyme Shopping tip: Fresh sprigs or dried both work (1 tsp dried = 1 tbsp fresh).
Sauces & oils
- 3 tbsp olive oil
Spices & seasonings (3): curry powder, chile flake, bay leaves
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- Pinch chile flake Shopping tip: Crushed red pepper flakes.
- 2 bay leaves
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Make the marinade.
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Smash your garlic using a little salt using a pestle plus mortar.
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Add the lemon zest and a good grinding of, oil, chilli, the spice mix and juice black pepper.
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Mix to a paste.
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This can be done in mini food processor.
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Toss the chicken in the marinade.
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Set aside while you light the barbecue.
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Wait until the barbecue’s hot.
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Lay your bunches of herbs on the grid.
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Put the chicken, skin side up, over the top.
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Close your lid, if your barbecue has one.
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Heat the chicken on the smouldering herbs for around 10 min until the meat starts to colour.
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Turn the chicken and continue to heat for a further 20-30 minutes, until it's a bit charred from your burnt herbs plus cooked through to the bone.
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Turn as necessary.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.