Marinated Grilled Chicken

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 6 | Cook: 35min
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Marinated grilled chicken is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the cooking category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 1.6 kg chicken (1 whole chicken)
  • 1 tbsp pink pepper
  • 1 tsp green, white and black peppercorns each
  • 4 juniper berries
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 rosemary sprigs
  • 10 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4 red, yellow and green mini bell peppers (40g each)
  • Salt

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Divide the chicken into four pieces. Coarsely crush the colorful pepper with the juniper berries in a mortar. Peel the lemon zest with a peeler and cut into fine strips. Squeeze out the juice. Pinch off rosemary needles to the tip, set tips aside.

  2. 2.

    Combine crushed spices with lemon zest and juice, rosemary needles, 8 tbsp oil and bay leaf in a bowl; marinate chicken pieces for 6 hours. Halve and deseed bell peppers.

  3. 3.

    Remove chicken from the marinade and skewer. Place skewers on grill rack, season, and grill over high heat for 35 minutes, turning occasionally and basting with marinade. Lay a strip of foil on the rack, brush with some marinade, place peppers on top and grill 4–6 minutes, seasoning with salt and pepper and arranging rosemary tips. Serve with baguette and mixed salad.