CITRUS GRILLED CHICKEN UNDER A BRICK

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How to make Citrus Grilled Chicken Under a Brick

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 13

1¼ cup fresh orange juice
⅓ cup fresh lime juice
½ cup fresh lemon juice
2½ tablespoons avocado oil
2 Tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano
4 teaspoons salt, divided
3 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
2 garlic clove, chopped
1 whole chicken (about 3¾ pounds), neck and giblets removed, butterflied
1 teaspoon Hungarian sweet paprika
1 teaspoon black pepper
Canola oil for the grill
2 foil-wrapped bricks or 1 cast-iron skillet

Steps:

  • Whisk juices, avocado oil, oregano, 1 teaspoon salt, rosemary, and garlic in glass baking dish.
  • Pour ¼ of it in a separate container.
  • Add chicken to marinade. Turn to coat; chill 2 hours, turning occasionally. You can marinate up to 24 hours.
  • Take chicken out of fridge 20 minutes before turning on the grill.
  • Remove the marinade and discard.
  • Pat the chicken dry.
  • Mix up the paprika salt and pepper and sprinkle all over the chicken.
  • Spray grill rack with nonstick spray.
  • Preheat grill and set to indirect heat.
  • Slice ½ orange into ¼- to ⅛-inch-thick slices.
  • Loosen skin from chicken breast and slide 1 to 2 orange slices between skin and breast. Loosen skin from thighs and slide 1 to 2 orange slices between skin and thighs.Place chicken, skin side down, on grill.
  • Place foil-wrapped bricks or cast-iron skillet atop chicken (if using bricks, position 1 brick over top half of chicken and 1 brick over bottom half).
  • If you use the cast iron skilled, pour the extra marinade you set aside into the skillet and let it cook while the chicken is grilled.
  • Remove it to pour on top of the chicken when it's done.
  • Cover and grill until skin is crispy and brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Remove bricks or skillet. Using tongs or 2 large spatulas, turn chicken.
  • Replace bricks or skillet and cook, covered, until chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes longer.
  • Let chicken rest 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, place citrus on the grill and cook until slightly charred, turning often, about 1 minute.

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