Grilled chicken thighs are not only a tasty summer meal, but they are also economically legs one of the cheapest parts of the chicken are. Just because it does not come cheap, it's tasteless. In fact, the dark meat of chicken more flavor because it contains more fat.
One of the biggest problems is to address the fans of barbecue, but with cooking times and temperatures. One of the most frequently asked questions is: how long do you grill chicken leg?
Thein fact you can not give a precise answer to this question, because it really comes down to the type of grill you use the method of grilling and how large are the chicken legs.
It 'a really good idea to invest in a good quality kitchen thermometer. I personally have a voice alarm electronic thermometers. It 'really a fantastic little kitchen gadgets and I would be lost without them. It 'very accurate and eliminates all hypotheses, and guessing is not an option when cooking meat,especially chicken.
CHICKEN COOKING METHODS
Cook the chicken legs first
The purpose of this method is to cook the meat all the way before going on the grill. This reduces the risk of food born diseases and also greatly reduces the cooking time. The disadvantage of this method is a serious lack of taste. How to cook the meat on the grill for a much shorter period, the meat will not be able to collect the tastygrilled taste.
Then marinate grilled
Marinate the chicken thighs is always a good idea first. Not only is it a great taste for food, but also keeps the meat moist during cooking. For best results, marinate the chicken overnight. Here is a great marinade that I use often and is very versatile. It works well with seafood such as shrimp and scallops as well.
Marinated citrus, herbs
Ingredients:
4 chicken legs
1 / 4 cupExtra virgin olive oil
2 1 / 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 1 / 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1 / 3 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 / 3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 / 4 teaspoon black pepper just broken
Directions:
In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients except the chicken legs. Add chicken to bowl with the marinade to coat and throw. Refrigerator for several hours, overnight ifpossible.
We start the grill!
I found that the best way to cook the chicken thighs on the grill first fry the meat and finish cooking over indirect heat. The result is a nice moist chicken leg with skin deliciously crispy.
Step 1: Remove the chicken from the marinade, remove and rinse. This is not an ingredient in the marinade that the chicken stuck to remove. If, on the left side, you can burn. Coat the chicken with oil to prevent it from sticking toGrill.
Step 2: Clean the grill. The best way to clean the grill is turn on the grill to high and no heat to burn off grease and dirt. Use the brush to scrape clean the grill grates. Grates clean coal, only light up the charcoal and allow the fire to heat the grates and scrape the grates.
Step 3: Preheat the grill. We have set up our grill for cooking method searing / indirect. For gas grills, this is quite simple. All you do is follow up with a burnerup and forget about the other. For charcoal grills, is a bit 'tricky, but not rocket science. Everything you do if the charcoal is ready, will push out all your coal in the middle side of the grill without charcoal. The side with charcoal to fry the other side is for indirect grilling.
Step 4: Start baking. Once you have your grill is good and hot, go ahead and put the chicken legs from the hot grill and sear on all sides. Just cook the legs for aminutes per side. I am looking for a nice sear, do not burn the skin. After sear them, go ahead and move it on over to the cool side of grill and cover.
Let simmer for about 20 minutes and then you get the sauce base. If you've used the lemon herb marinade from above, trying to put out a thick sauce that compliments the flavors of citrus. Baste the legs on all sides and then cover. After another 20 minutes, with the thermometer, go ahead and checkto see if the legs are made of. I'm looking for an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Once you do when your legs are not as sharp as you want to put on the hot side of grill for a few minutes before had a barbecue.
Have fun!
