Devil's Chicken Breasts
- 8 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons chopped thyme
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped rosemary
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped basil
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped oregano
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest plus 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
- Three 1 1/2-pound skin-on, boneless whole chicken breasts (you can have your butcher do this)
- In a food processor, combine the garlic, thyme, rosemary, parsley, basil, oregano, lemon zest and juice, black pepper and salt; pulse until a paste forms.
- With the machine on, add the oil, then add the mustard and crushed red pepper and pulse to mix.
- Scrape the marinade into a large bowl.
- Add the chicken.
- Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours.
- Set up a grill for indirect cooking and heat to 425.
- Cover 3 bricks with foil.
- Remove the chicken from the marinade, scraping off the excess.
- Oil the grill grate.
- Set the chicken breasts skin side down on the grill and press them down with the bricks.
- Cover and cook at 425 until browned on the bottom, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Remove the bricks and turn the chicken.
- Cover with the bricks, press down and cover the grill.
- Cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the breasts registers 160, about 15 minutes longer.
- Transfer the chicken to a board to rest for 5 minutes.
- Serve.
garlic, thyme, rosemary, parsley, basil, oregano, lemon zest, ground black pepper, kosher salt, extravirgin olive oil, mustard, red pepper, three
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/devils-chicken-breasts (may not work)