Recipe

Grilled Citrus Chicken Under A Brick Recipe

	Canadiangirlrox / All my dishes 1 year, 7 months ago A beautiful crispy butterflied chicken cooked on the grill, Thanks to Bon Appetit mag. My family all loved this!! Prep:15m Cook:45m Servings:4	Canadiangir
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brianna

jett2whit

sunpuppy

hollymayb

bluewatera

Ingredients

1c fresh orange juice

1/3 c fresh lime juice

1/4c fresh lemon juice

2TBSP EVOO

1TBSP chopped fresh basil(they suggested oregeno)

3 tsp salt ,divided

2tsp finely chopped rosemary

7 garlic clove-rough chop(they suggest 1:( )

1 whole chicken butterflied

1 tsp hungarian sweet pepper( i used regular paprika)

1 tsp black pepper

nonstick vegetable spray

1 1/2 oranges

2 foiled bricks or cast iron skillet. I have a SAMMY PRESS.

Directions

Whisk juices,evoo,basil,1tsp salt,rosemary,& garlic in glass baking dish. Add chicken to marinade. turn to coat. chill 2 hours but best if marinaded for 24hrs.

mix remaining salt,paprika & pepper in a sm. bowl.

Spray grill w/ nonstick spray.

Prepare bbq-med heat.

Slice 1/2 orange into 1/4"slices

removechicken from marinade;pat dry

loosen skinfrom chicken breast & slide 1 or 2 orange slices btw skin&breast

loosen skin from thighs&slide 1-2 orange slices btw skin&thighs

rub paprika mixture on both sides of chicken

place chicken skin side down on grill

place weights atop chicken

cover&grill until skin is crispt&brown-about 15 min.

remove weight

using tongs,turn chicken

replace weights

cook until cooked through about 30 m(they said 20 but it wasn't done so let it go 10 more m & was perfectly juicy!)

let chicken rest for 15m

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Comments

bluewaterandsand 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Sounds great!

hollymayb 1 year, 7 months ago said:
I absolutely love this!!

jett2whit 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Wow! great recipe. Can't wait to try this. Thank you for sharing.
Jett

modelsmom 1 year, 7 months ago said:
This recipe might be a good enough reason to take the trouble to butterfly a chicken!

cmon68 1 year, 7 months ago said:
YUM!!! under a brick huh? This is going to be fun!!!

sunpuppy 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Sounds wonderful! My brother loves to grill out too and he is coming up from Fl in a couple wks. for a visit. This will be a perfect occasion to try your recipe. I know we'll both enjoy it. Thanks for sharing!

brianna 1 year ago said:
Sounds wonderful. Thanks for sharing. 5 forks

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