Cooking with David Maciel
Sponsored by Ray’s Food Place, Furber Plaza
This is a wonderful marinade for chicken thighs. It has an Italian Mediterranean overtone. You can grill them out doors or in the oven.
Ingredients
- • 2 – 2 ½ pounds bone-in, skinless chicken thighs
• ½ cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary (substitute ¼ teaspoon of dried if fresh is not available)
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme (substitute ¼ teaspoon of dried if fresh is not available)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together balsamic vinegar, olive oil, honey, salt, pepper, and garlic. Add chicken to a glass container or zip-top bag. Pour marinade over chicken.
Add the fresh herbs. Cover container and place in fridge to marinate 15 minutes or up to 2 hours. - Remove chicken from the fridge. Heat grill to medium-high heat, or in the oven at 400 degrees. Grill chicken or place on a sheet pan with a rack. The chicken is done with internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Drizzle a bit of balsamic over the chicken & serve.
