Char-grilled Chicken Thighs

Introduction

This simple char-grilled chicken thighs recipe uses my basic marinade for grilling. It produces juicy, delicious, grilled to perfection chicken that tastes great on sandwiches, or served kabob style with char-grilled vegetables and white rice. For a real treat, brush it with Gaspard’s Gold BBQ Sauce, and serve it with roasted corn on the cob. Enjoy!

Char-grilled Chicken Thighs Recipe

Char-grilled Chicken Thighs

Scott James Gaspard

Marinated chicken thighs, grilled to perfection.

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Prep Time 2 hours hrs

Cook Time 6 minutes mins

Resting Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 11 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 275 kcal

Equipment

• vacuum sealer and bag
• glass bowl
• wire whisk
• charcoal grill
• oak lump charcoal
• mesquite chunks
• grill tools
• wooden platter
• foil

Ingredients

  

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For the marinade

• ¼ cup olive oil
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp garlic – minced
• 2 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp black pepper – freshly ground

For the chicken

• 4 chicken thighs

Instructions

 

• Whisk all of the marinade ingredients together in a glass bowl. Marinade chicken for at least 2 hours, or overnight in a vacuum seal bag.
  
• Empty chicken and marinade into a bowl, and allow it to come to room temperature while you heat up the grill.
  
• Heat grill to 450F over oak charcoal with chunks of mesquite. Keep at this temperature for 15 minutes with the lid closed and vented to heat the grates.
  
• Using a long grilling fork or tongs, remove the chicken from the marinade and add it directly to the hot grates. Grill for 3 minutes.
  
• Flip the chicken thighs, and grill for 3 minutes more.
  
• Remove to a platter. 
  
• Tent with foil and rest for at least 5 minutes before serving.
  

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Nutrition

Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 1022mg | Potassium: 379mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 34IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 2mg

More Information

Only chicken thighs?

Of course you can make char-grilled chicken breast, legs, or wings using the same recipe. I prefer grilling thigh meat because it cooks evenly. Thighs are the perfect size for a sandwich, and they stay moist and delicious when grilled. Chickens are being bread to have huge breasts these days. Large breasts can dry out if you are not careful when cooking. You will also need to slice them before adding to a sandwich. In my opinion, thighs make the best char-grilled chicken.

Grilling

It’s important to let the grate get hot before grilling the chicken. This will create the classic grill marks which look so good on char-grilled chicken thighs.

Adding a few chunks of mesquite wood to the charcoal imparts a great flavor. If you don’t have any, that’s ok. Grilling over oak alone tastes great too.

On Sandwiches

Melt a slice of Swiss cheese, and add it with bacon and Gaspard’s Gold BBQ Sauce on ciabatta to make a mouthwateringly delicious sandwich. Check out The Chicken Hawk.

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