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Excite Me Tonight Chicken

Dress up that ordinary grilled chicken to create an exotic mediterranean meal that will excite your family and friends. These 4 marinades will transform your menu into an international culinary delight. Whether you use whole butterflied poussins, game hens, broiler halves, chicken parts or boneless chicken cubes on skewers, you will find the following marinades intensely flavorful. Marinate the meat overnight in the refrigerator and bring to room temperature before cooking. If you like, thread blanched vegetables such as sweet pepper and onion chunks, onto skewers and cook alongside the chicken (or thread them on the same skewers). Serve the chicken with fresh lemon wedges and a traditional side dish or salad with bread or pitas and watch it disappear. Cooking times vary.i have been told the egyptian marinade is especially good on whole butterflied squab (pigeon). I adjusted the amount of lemon juice in the lebanese marinade if you love lemon, go for the 1/2 a cup.... If lemon is just

Steps

If using boneless chicken pieces , cut into 1 inch cubes and place in a shallow non-reactive container.
If using whole birds , butterfly them.
If using broiler halves , leave whole.
Select one of the marinades , then combine the ingredients for it in a bowl and pour over chicken.
Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 6 hours or overnight.
Bring the meat to room temperature.
Meanwhile prepare your gas or charcoal grill or preheat broiler.
Remove the meat from the marinade , reserving the marinade.
If using chicken cubes thread onto skewers.
Place skewers , butterflied or halved birds on the grill rack or a broiler pan and grill or broil until cooked through , basting with the reserved marinade.
Cooking time will depend upon size of poultry pieces.
Do not let meat become dry.
Whole fryer 60 - 70 minutes.
Whole roaster 22 minutes a pound , butterflied whole chicken 45-50 minutes.
Whole cornish hens 45-55 minutes.
Whole capon 15-20 min a pound.
Breast half , bone in .

Ingredients

boneless chicken breasts, garlic cloves, fresh lemon juice, fresh thyme, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, ground black pepper, olive oil, plain yogurt, ground cinnamon, lemon, juice of, fresh ground pepper, ground cumin, ground ginger, unsalted butter, ground coriander, onion