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Citrus-Marinated Chicken Thighs

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Citrus-Marinated Chicken Thighs Hirsheimer & Hamilton
  • Active Time

    30 minutes

  • Total Time

    50 minutes

An aggressively seasoned marinade delivers big flavor.

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings

1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced
1/2 bunch cilantro, leaves and tender stems only
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 pounds skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
  1. Step 1

    Set aside 1/4 cup sliced scallions. Pulse cilantro, garlic, citrus zests, citrus juices, soy sauce, oil, salt, and remaining scallions in a food processor or blender until a coarse purée forms. Set aside 1/4 cup marinade; place remaining marinade in a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken, seal bag, and turn to coat. Chill at least 20 minutes.

    Step 2

    Preheat broiler. Remove chicken from marinade and place, skin side down, on a foil-lined broilerproof baking sheet; discard marinade. Broil chicken until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Turn; continue to broil until cooked through and an instantread thermometer inserted into the thickest part of thigh registers 165°F, 12-15 minutes longer. Serve chicken with reserved marinade and scallions.

    Step 3

    DO AHEAD:Chicken can be marinated 2 hours ahead. Keep chilled.

Nutrition Per Serving

Per serving: 250 calories
12 g fat
1 g fiber
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit
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  • Delicious! So flavorful. Grilled whole thighs and they turned out great.

    • Patty

    • California

    • 6/12/2022

  • So delicious! Everyone in my family LOVES this recipe.

    • Susan C

    • 4/4/2022

  • Excellent, flavorful and quick. Only change I made is browned skin down in a pan then flipped and stuck in 400 degree oven to finish with enough marinade to just cover bottom.

    • SpiderFan83

    • New York NY

    • 2/21/2021

  • Made this recipe tonight! Absolutely delicious! Marinated over an hour and roasted in the oven. Definitely will be making again!

    • cupcake2557

    • Bayside, NY

    • 6/11/2020

  • The sauce/marinade is ridiculously addictive. I took the suggestion from the comments section to reduce the marinade to make it thicker and easier to coat the chicken, but next time I'll make the recipe as written. Reducing the sauce brought it to the border of being too salty and lost the bright flavors of citrus and herbs.

    • shesgolden

    • Berkeley, CA

    • 7/4/2018

  • I pulled apart 3 clementines, and made a salad using them and the reserved marinade, the scallions and some chopped jalapeño. To die for!

    • steelaway1431

    • Annapolis, md

    • 5/26/2018

  • So good, reduce salt a tad.

    • fig1

    • Toronto, ON

    • 10/23/2017

  • delicious, lots of ingredients, but they all come together perfectly

    • skhercules

    • denver, co

    • 6/30/2017

  • It was good. Used orange juice and didn't bother with the food processor and marinated for 4 hours.

    • Anonymous

    • Seattle

    • 1/29/2017

  • I didn't find it anything special. Followed recipe and it was quite tasteless. Why anyone would want to put honey or maple syrup in it is beyond me.

    • gillyflower

    • St. Girons, France

    • 8/16/2016

  • Have been making this for a year already and everybody asks for make it again! Put a tea spoon of maple syrup to balance the acidity. Easy, tasty and addictive if you like the citrus marinates!

    • elenasha

    • San Francisco, CA

    • 8/11/2016

  • This was a hit, but I personally found the flavors a little too "aggressively seasoned" for me. I'll absolutely make this again with a bit less zest, but I'm not 100% sure what other tweaks I'll make (maybe I'll try adding jalapeno & ginger or a bit of honey as earlier reviewers suggested). Like another reviewer, I think there's enough marinade for two batches, so I'll be freezing half next time.

    • Anonymous

    • Colorado

    • 7/24/2016

  • We doubled the marinade and set aside the extra as sauce for the chicken. Used lemon zest instead of orange zest (because that's what we had) and followed the rest of the recipe. The citrus flavors make this a fresh delicious summer option. You can actually taste the citrus flavor and it's a tasty option for people who may not enjoy tomato-based barbecue.

    • linow

    • Ohio

    • 6/11/2016

  • Definitely a keeper - I cooked on the grill and I suspect the BBQ overwhelmed a little of the more delicate citrus - next time will cook off the flame. Prep was a little longer than advertised, but perhaps because I dispensed with the food processor and hand chopped. But tender and tasty, and good for reheated lunch. Sauted the reserved spring onions and added the marinade for a quick warm up before service. Served with lemon couscous and lima beans. Smak lekker!!

    • b_nord

    • Alexandria, VA

    • 6/5/2016

  • We really enjoyed. Great flavor.

    • Cookingdad123

    • Dallas, TX

    • 5/17/2016

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