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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Lean Mean Chicken Skewer Cuisine!

B and  discovered this SUPER EASY recipe for some grilled chicken deliciousness a while back and it has been our go to chicken/ meat marinade since.  Over time, we have added to it and cultivated it to be our own and more adept to our preferences and well, we love it so I thought I'd share.  Believe me, it's SO easy and it's SO yummy...each time, B and I are calling dibs on the last bite.  Real talk.

What you'll need:
**1-2lbs chicken breast tenderloins or 3-4 breasts cut into tenderloin size
**3 T soy sauce
**3 T teriyaki sauce
**3 T Worcestershire sauce (we like the extra tenderizing) 
**3 T olive oil
**1/4 c fresh squeezed lemon juice
**4-6 1/2 tsp minced garlic (1- 1/2 tsp. typically equals 1 clove and I say this so you can adjust according to your preference)
**3-4 dashes of Tabasco sauce (adjust according to preference)
**1/2 tsp salt or seasoned salt (we use seasoned)
**1/2 tsp black pepper
****I also add 1/2 Tbsp. dill and 1/2 Tbsp minced onion, but these are completely optional****
****I also let my measurements of the soy, teriyaki, and worcy sauce spill over a little as I'm measuring into the bowl...whoopsie :)  (it's a delicious whoopsie - like I've mentioned in over recipes, I don't really use measurements, I cook according to taste and preference :))****
**6-10 bamboo skewers (depending on how many tenders you'll be grilling - I usually do 2 tenderloins per skewer, if you need a point of reference)

What you need to do:
1) combine all ingredients in a medium size bowl (except chicken and bamboo skewers); mix well.

2) wash and prepare chicken tenderloins or cut them to tenderloin size if necessary

3) immerse chicken tenderloin pieces in marinade mix.  Use hands to ensure all pieces are coated thoroughly.

4) cover bowl and refrigerate a minimum of 1 hour (I like to prepare the marinade the night before and then drop the chicken in the morning and allow it to marinade all day - sometimes, we even marinade it over night!  But, if you do not have time for all that or if you forget, an hour in the 'fridge works just fine and is just as tasty!)

5) Once marinaded, remove chicken from fridge and allow it to sit at room temperature for about 20 min. so it is not too super cold when it hits the grill (this can mess up your grill distribution and/ or cooking)

6) While chicken is sitting out or while it is still marinating, soak bamboo skewers in water for about 30 min. (this will prevent it splitting or splintering your chicken!)

7) remove bamboo skewers from water and shake excess water from stick.  Skewer two tenderloins per stick by threading them through to ensure they will not fall off.

8) use meat/ marinade brush to apply additional marinade.

9) Make sure some sort of high heat nonstick grill spray is sprayed on grill prior to placing chicken upon it.  Then, grill each skewer 4-6 minutes per side.  in last few minutes of grilling, brush on additional marinade to give a delicious extra glaze/ crust.  

10) serve and enjoy!

**we also use this marinade when just grilling regular chicken breasts or even as a marinade for other meats, recipes, and a dipping sauce.  It's delicious and we hope you enjoy it too!


 We ate ours tonight with my Italian parmesean potatoes which are so easy to make as well:
I boil Yukon Gold or Red Potatoes until tender.  Then, I toss with butter, minced garlic, parmesean cheese, sprinkles of dill, and an Italian dressing seasoning packet -->adding little bits of each at a time until all potatoes are evenly (and heavily) coated with all add-ins.  They sit for a minute, I add a squirt of fresh lemon juice, and then I literally devour them as they are so delicious with this little Italian seasoned/ parmesean crust..AMAZING!

And of course, what recipe is complete without a shout-out to my sensational sous chef?!?  One Mr. Jack R. Thomas!!!  Note: B is the grillmaster - props to him on perfection there!

Guess WHO was messing with her PictureShow app this afternoon?!?  Sorry, but I just love making different variations of precious pics of my sweet babe...







THEN, Jackman took himself a little nap and well, Sleeping Beauty would like you to know that YES, it most definitely WAS a magnificent nap and YES, he does indeed feel pretty and witty and briiiiiiight (you know that commercial with all the babies and their bedheads upon waking up?!?  Jack was totally ROCKIN' that vibe and we were DYING!).



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