Recipe: Ginger-Lime Crispy Chicken

A quick and easy recipe to add a bit of spice to your chicken

Ingredients:

A thumb size piece of fresh Ginger (well I had to on my first recipe)

The juice of 1 lime

2 Teaspoons of curry powder

4 Spring (or salad) onions

6 - 8 Chicken thighs (on the bone and with skin on)

Salt and pepper

Serves 3-4

 

How to make:

First of all peel and finely grate your ginger. Then wash and chop your spring onions, chop them as fine as you can but don’t worry too much as it will just add a bit of texture otherwise.

Then turn your grill on a medium to high heat and leave it to warm up. Next, cover a baking tray (one with a lip to it) with foil and put it to one side.

Now, using a bowl, mix your ginger, spring onions, lime juice and curry powder together. If you think it’s looking a little dry you could always add a small touch of olive oil to help it bind. Season with salt and pepper.

Lay your chicken out on your foiled baking tray and season with salt and pepper. Gently loosen the skin of each of the thighs. Distribute your mixture evenly amongst the thighs placing it under the loosened skin.

Cook the chicken skin side down under the grill for approximately 5 minutes. Then turn them over and cook again until crispy and cooked through (if you cook using a thermometer the temperature in the middle of the thigh should be 75 degrees C). This should take another 10 minutes or so. 

Serve with your choice of side dish – boiled rice, roasted potatoes or a simple salad bed are ideal.

Enjoy.