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Jesse's Spicy Grilled Chicken Breasts

3.9

(10)

My son Jesse loves the spicy flavor of this grilled chicken. I often prepare extra chicken, serving some for dinner and using the rest later in noodle dishes, salads, and stir-fried dishes.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Six servings

Ingredients

3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (abut 1 1/2 pounds)
2 tablespoons virgin olive oil (for oiling the grill)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    First: Prepare the Spicy Asian Marinade as directed in the recipe. Put the chicken breasts in a bowl, pour in the Spicy Asian Marinade, and toss lightly to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour, or longer if possible.

    Step 2

    Second: Prepare a medium-hot fire for grilling or preheat a gas grill or the broiler. If grilling, brush the rack with olive oil and place the meat 3 inches from the source of the heat. Grill, covered, 5 to 7 minutes per side, or until the chicken is opaque all the way through. Alternatively, you can heat a nonstick skillet until very hot over high heat and sear the chicken until done, about 8 to 10 minutes, turning once. Remove from the heat and cool slightly. Cut the chicken meat across the grain into thin slices. Serve with a vegetable and rice or noodles. or use in salads or stir-fried dishes.

Spices of Life by Nina Simonds. Copyright © 2005 by Nina Simonds. Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved. Nina Simonds has lived, studied, and traveled throughout Southeast Asia. For the past thirty years she has taught cooking classes across the United States and in mainland China. An Asian correspondent for Gourmet and a frequent contributor to The New York Times Sunday Travel section, she is also the author of numerous award-winning cookbooks, including A Spoonful of Ginger, which won both a James Beard Foundation Award and an IACP Cookbook Award. She lives in Salem, Massachusetts.
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