{"id":8947,"date":"2011-08-29T21:10:28","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T01:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=8947"},"modified":"2020-06-11T22:59:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T02:59:47","slug":"grilled-pepper-chicken-using-homemade-marinade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/grilled-pepper-chicken-using-homemade-marinade\/","title":{"rendered":"Grilled Pepper Chicken Using Homemade Marinade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8951 size-full\" title=\"Grilled Pepper Chicken\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/grilled-pepper-chicken.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/grilled-pepper-chicken.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/grilled-pepper-chicken-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I overcame the temptation to use store bought marinade, instead made my own and grilled the chicken; it tasted fabulous&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I had a great weekend! It was so beautiful and sunny with clear skies. On Sunday, we bought a few packs of Chicken thigh-leg pieces. Grilling was the only mode of cooking I was interested in as I was way too lazy to make anything else. I was very close to pouring the store bought marinade over the chicken, but somehow managed to overcome it. I made my own easy marinade and gave the chicken a good massage with it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I didn&#8217;t want to spend too much time making the marinade, hence I threw some ingredients into the blender and made a paste out of it. Spread it over the chicken and allowed it to rest for an hour. Placed it on the grill and grilled to perfection. This time, I made sure not to over cook the chicken. You know how it gets dry when you over cook it right? Not a good thing. And, my hubby likes it juicy and moist. This grilled chicken tasted fabulous. Because home-made marinade is fresh, it tastes a hundred times better than the store-bought ones. Try and read the ingredients in some of the store-bought marinades. If you can&#8217;t pronounce the ingredient it usually means it isn&#8217;t good for your body.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here is my yet another favorite<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/grilled-cilantro-chicken-drumsticks-homemade-cilantro-marinade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0grilled\u00a0cilantro\u00a0chicken<\/a> that I tried last month using homemade marinade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grilled Pepper Chicken:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Grilled-pepper-chicken.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8952\" title=\"Grilled-pepper chicken\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Grilled-pepper-chicken.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Grilled-pepper-chicken.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Grilled-pepper-chicken-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Grilled-pepper-chicken-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chicken thigh-leg pieces- 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For making Marinade:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Onion, chopped- 1\/2 of one onion<\/li>\n<li>Ginger, chopped- 2-inch slice<\/li>\n<li>Garlic, chopped- 4 cloves<\/li>\n<li>Tomato, chopped- 1 small<\/li>\n<li>Whole peppercorns- 20<\/li>\n<li>Cumin seeds- 1 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Cilantro, chopped- 1 handful<\/li>\n<li>Mint leaves- 5<\/li>\n<li>Ground Pepper- 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Salt- 1 tsp or according to your needs<\/li>\n<li>Lemon juice- 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instruction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Into a blender, add all the ingredients for making the marinade.<\/li>\n<li>Grind it to a thick paste, use very little water while grinding.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/homemade-marinade.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8953\" title=\"homemade marinade\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/homemade-marinade.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/homemade-marinade.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/homemade-marinade-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/homemade-marinade-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Spread the marinade over the chicken.<\/li>\n<li>Cover the chicken with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour or marinate overnight.<\/li>\n<li>Have the grill ready, spray nonstick cooking spray over the grill.<\/li>\n<li>Spray the oil to the chicken and place chicken over the grill over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li>Let cook, flip it over and spray cooking spray on the other side too.<\/li>\n<li>Grill till both sides have turned golden brown.<\/li>\n<li>You could drizzle some lemon juice while the chicken is grilling.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t over grill as the chicken would turn dry.<\/li>\n<li>When the chicken has cooked well and turned golden brown in color, remove from the grill.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8954 size-full\" title=\"Grilling pepper chicken\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/grilling-pepper-chicken.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/grilling-pepper-chicken.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/grilling-pepper-chicken-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/grilling-pepper-chicken-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Serve along with your favorite salad.<\/li>\n<li>I made a Lemony Salad: Used lettuce, cucumber, and tomato, drizzled with lemon juice, salt, and ground pepper over the salad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>How to make baked Pepper chicken:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>If you don&#8217;t have a grill, bake this in the oven.<\/li>\n<li>Place the marinated chicken on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and greased with cooking spray.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat oven to 375 F.<\/li>\n<li>Place the baking sheet inside the oven and bake for a total 45 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>After the first 20 minutes of baking, flip the chicken over and spray cooking spray over it and bake for another 25 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>You could even drizzle some lemon juice just before you take it out of the oven.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Tips:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The marinade wasn&#8217;t that spicy so if you want it spicy add some more ground pepper to the chicken.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Grilled-Pepper-Chicken.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Grilled Pepper Chicken Using Homemade Marinade<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thas<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Chicken thigh-leg pieces- 4<\/li>\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]For making Marinade[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Onion, chopped- 1\/2 of one onion<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ginger, chopped- 2 inch slice<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Garlic, chopped- 4 cloves<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Tomato, chopped- 1 small<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Whole pepper corns- 20<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cumin seeds- 1 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cilantro, chopped- 1 handful<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Mint leaves- 5<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground pepper- 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- 1 tsp or according to your needs<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Lemon juice- 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Into a blender, add all the ingredients for making the marinade.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Grind it to a thick paste, use very little water while grinding.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Spread the marinade over the chicken.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cover the chicken with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour or marinate it overnight.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Have the grill ready, spray nonstick cooking spray over the grill.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Spray the oil to the chicken and place it on the grill over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Let cook, flip it over and spray cooking spray on the other side too.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Grill till both sides have turned golden brown.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">You could drizzle some lemon juice while the chicken is grilling.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Don&#8217;t over grill it as the chicken would turn dry.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">When the chicken has cooked well and turned golden brown in color, remove from the grill.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve along with your favorite salad.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">I made a Lemony Salad: added lettuce, cucumber and tomato, drizzled with lemon juice, salt and ground pepper over the salad.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]How to make baked Pepper chicken:[\/b]<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If you don&#8217;t have a grill, bake this in the oven.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place the marinated chicken on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and greased with cooking spray.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Preheat oven to 375 F.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place the baking sheet inside the oven and bake for total 45 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">After the first 20 minutes of baking, flip the chicken over and spray cooking spray over it and bake for another 25 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">You could even drizzle some lemon juice just before you take it out of the oven.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ERNotesHeader\">Notes<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNotes\">\u2022The marinade wasn&#8217;t that spicy so if you want it spicy add some more ground pepper to the chicken<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" 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It was so beautiful and sunny with clear skies. On Sunday, we bought a few packs of Chicken thigh-leg pieces. 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