Kona Grill Cilantro Lime Chicken Recipes

GRILLED CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Trim any fat from the chicken thighs and place in a large freezer bag. To the bowl of a food processor, add the lime juice, lime zest, cilantro, olive oil, honey, cumin, salt and pepper and whiz to combine, about 30 seconds. Reserve 1/3 cup of the marinade and pour the rest into the bag with the chicken. Refrigerate for 30 minutes up to overnight.
• Prepare a grill on medium high at 450°F, leaving one side of the grill on low or off. Grill the chicken for 5-6 minutes per side, basting each side the last time it's turned. Once each side has seared, if the chicken pieces seem to be getting too charred, move the chicken pieces to the cooler side of the grill to cook.
• To redistribute the juices, let the chicken sit for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with lime wedges and additional cilantro and drizzle the rest of the reserved marinade before serving.

CILANTRO-LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix seasoning with fresh lime juice and oil together in a bowl.
• Place chicken in a reseable plastic bag and pour marinade to coat chicken breast well.
• Refrigerate 30 minutes or more. (I usually put this together in the morning and let it merry all day).
• Spray cooking oil on grill. Remove chicken from marinade, and discard.
• Grillchicken 10 minutes or until cooked through.

GRILLED CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Part chicken. There are a number of ways to part and/or spatchcock a chicken, but for this recipe, smaller individual pieces are better. Separate each leg, wing, thigh, and cut each breast into two (2) pieces for a total of ten (10) individual pieces.
• Combine 1/2 cup Mazola Corn Oil, cilantro, garlic, squeezed juice of 1/2 lime (reserve the other half), ground pepper and ground kosher salt in a mixing bowl, whisking just enough for all of the ingredients to dissipate and mix well together.
• Spread chicken pieces in large baking dish or plastic bowl. Drizzle half of the marinade over the chicken pieces, working it in and under the skin gently. Once coated well, flip the chicken pieces, and repeat with the remainder of the marinade.
• Cover chicken with plastic wrap. Let chicken marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes, or up to 6 hours. If you are only going to let the chicken marinate for 30 minutes, you do not need to place it in the refrigerator. If you are going to let it marinate longer than this, place the marinated chicken in the refrigerator, but remove chicken from refrigerator 30 minutes before grilling.
• Place a large cast iron skillet, seasoned with 1-2 tbsp of Mazola Corn Oil, on one side of cool grill. Then, turn heat on grill to 500˚ F​ degrees. Once grill reaches temperature, reduce heat to 450˚ F​ degrees.
• Place the thighs and legs into the hot cast iron pan, while placing the wings and divided breasts directly on the heated grill. Try not to move any of the chicken for at least the first 4-5 minutes.
• Close the grill lid, and open every 3 to 4 minutes to monitor the skin color of the chicken. The pieces in the pan can brown quickly, and if you do not shake the excess marinade from the others, they can cause flare-ups inside of the closed grill.
• When monitoring, try not to flip the chicken more than once, cooking it through, and then immediately removing. On the first flip, use the remainder of the lime to squeeze directly over the cooked side of the pieces. The number of times you flip, move or rotate the chicken will of course be different with each grill, temperature, and depend on what else you might be cooking at the same time. Keep an eye out for the wings, as they cook the fastest of all the pieces.
• As the pieces cook through and are nicely marked/charred to your liking, remove them and set them aside as the others finish.

CILANTRO-LIME MARINATED GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine chiles, canola oil, cilantro, lime zest and juice, garlic, jalapeno, honey, salt, and pepper in a 1-gallon freezer bag and seal completely. Gently massage the bag to combine ingredients well. Add chicken and turn to completely coat with marinade. Place in the refrigerator and allow to marinate for at least 4 hours for best flavor, turning bag occasionally.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove chicken from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.
• Grill chicken, covered, on the preheated grill until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear, 4 to 6 minutes per side.
• Remove chicken from the grill and let rest under aluminum foil to redistribute juices back into the meat, 4 to 5 minutes.

CILANTRO-LIME GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk lime juice, cilantro, garlic salt, and black pepper together in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add chicken; toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator, 30 minutes to overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove chicken from marinade and shake off excess. Discard remaining marinade.
• Cook chicken on the preheated grill, turning occasionally, until no longer pink at the bone and juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).