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Lemon Grilled Chicken

Type: Chicken, Poultry
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup 118mlLemon juice
1 tablespoon 15mlSugar
1/4 cup 59mlOlive oil
1   Bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSalt
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlBasil - dried
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlPoultry seasoning
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlBlack pepper - coarsely ground
3 lbs 1362g / 48ozChicken - cut in quarters

Recipe Instructions

In a small saucepan, combine lemon juice, sugar olive oil, bay leaf, salt, basil, poultry seasoning and pepper. Place over low heat and cook, stirring, 2 to 3 minutes. Cool to room temperature.

Place chicken, skin-side down, in a single layer in a 13 by 9 inch baking dish. Pour lemon-juice mixture over chicken. Let stand at room temperature 2 to 3 hours. Prepare chicken, skin-side down, on grill 4 to 6 inches above heat. Grill 7 minutes or until browned.

Brush with marinade. Turn skin-side up. Grill about 7 minutes. Turn and brush with marinade. Continue grilling white meat about 10 minutes longer, dark meat 15 to 20 minutes longer, turning and basting with marinade frequently.

Source:
Chicken Cookery by Ceil Dyer, 1983

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