Oven Grilled Chicken Thigh

Oven Grilled Chicken Thigh

When i was reading up on grilling bratwurst earlier on Western recipes, i realized that the general rule of thumb for marinating meat for grill would include a Citric Acid - can be Orange, Lime or Lemon juices, followed by seasonings of sauces like the Barbecue or Soya Black Sauce.

Seems pretty easy. So had my hands on grilling today; the chicken thigh was marinated last night and left in the refrigerator.

NIGHT PREPARATION:

1. Defrost the Chicken Thigh, wash and remove any extra fats, left to dry in the kitchen sieve tray.

2. Marinating mixes include: Mainly of Orange Juice, some Light Soya Sauce, Pepper and 1Tbs of Dark Soya Sauce for color.

3. Add marinating mixes to the Chicken thigh, mix well and refrigerated. (Mom advised to poke some holes on the Chicken with forks to ensure the meat's cooked thoroughly, i thought this is brilliant!)

OVEN GRILL:

1. Preheat oven at 200 degrees for 5mins, setting the heat to "top" only.

2. Layer the oven tray with aluminium foil for ease of cleaning up the grease from grilling.

3. Put in Chicken thigh in oven tray with the meaty portion facing the "top" heating elements. Spread chicken pieces out evenly. Cook for 10 mins.

4. Turn the Chicken with its skin towards the "top" and grill for another 10min to have a beautiful browned finish. Do check the cooking closely at this time to prevent over burn.

5. Remove and serve.

I agree that the composition of Citric Acid to the marinating mix is a good idea, and it does give a hint of freshness to the otherwise oily poultry ;)