Broiled (Or Barbecued) Chicken With Lemon

PanNan's Note:

This recipe is adapted from Perfect Greek a collection of essential recipes. Posted for ZWT 6 2010. You can broil the chicken or grill on the back yard barbecue. Note: The times indicated do not include marinating time of at least 2 hours.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 chicken quarters
• 2 lemons, zest and juice
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• salt
• pepper

Directions:

1. Prick the skin of the chicken quarters all over with a fork. Place the chicken in a zip bag and add the lemon juice, oil, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper. Reserve the zest for garnishing later.
2. Close the bag and shake and squish contents to mix well and coat the chicken. Let rest in the refrigerator at least 2 hours.
3. Preheat the broiler or barbecue. Baste chicken with marinade periodically and broil or grill at least 30 - 40 minutes, or until done (the juices will run clear when pierced with a skewer).
4. Serve hot, with lemon zest sprinkled over the chicken.

Reviews

[breezermom]

Very yummy chicken! I love to grill, and this is a great recipe....I couldn't find chicken leg quarters in anything less than a 10 lb bag, so I bought thighs and drumsticks. Cut the cooking time down a bit, but left the marinating time alone. I ended up with about 5 hours marinating time. The chicken turned out wonderfully moist and smokey from the grill. Made for Best of 2010 Tag!

[lin1]

Will make often,we loved this chicken.Thanks

[momaphet]

I combined this with Roasted Halved Chicken With Garlic-Herb Paste 420966. Marinating my chicken quarters with the lemon/thyme/garlic marinade (no oil) for an hour, then smearing on the garlic paste from the other recipe and marinating another hour. I think the lemon juice marinade made huge difference as the lemon flavor really permeated the chicken meat and skin, and the chicken was very moist. I seared the chicken - too much on the leg quarters the skin charred fast. Then offset grilled for the rest of the time. It took 80 minutes for my 4 1/2 lb chicken to cook through. Thanks Nan for another great recipe . Made for ZWT 6 by one of the Unrulies Under the Influence.