Tamborine Chicken

Tamborine Chicken

From the BBC Good Food website

A nice, quick dish which is great with a salad but would be nice cut up and done in wraps or sandwiches.

Serves 4

4 boneless chicken breasts, skin on (I used skinless)

1 tsp black peppercorns

3cm chunk fresh root ginger, peeled

1 clove garlic

1 tbsp soy sauce

Zest and juice of 2 limes, plus lime wedges to serve if you want

Slash each chicken breast 3 times and put into a shallow dish.  Crush the peppercorns in a mortar. Finely grate the ginger and crush the garlic.  Mix all together with the soy sauce and lime zest and juice. 

Pour over the chicken and leave to marinate for at least 10 minutes or up to 24 hours.

Line a grill rack with foil and lightly brush with oil. Lay the chicken on the foil and curl the edges of the foil to catch the juices. Grill for 6-8 minutes then turn over and cook for a further 6-8 minutes.

If cooking on a barbecue cooking time will be similar but make sure the coals are not fiercely hot and check the chicken is properly cooked through before serving.

Transfer to a serving dish and pour over any cooking juices.  Serve with the lime wedges.

Notes: I cooked these wrapped in foil in the oven for about 15 -20 minutes, with the marinade and it worked well.