Grilled Lime Chicken with Jalapeño and Coriander

Name: Grilled Lime Chicken with Jalapeño and Coriander
Total time: 195 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup kosher salt or 1/2 cup table salt; 2 whole chickens (about 3 1/2 pounds each), cut into legs, thighs, breasts, and wings; backs reserved for another use; Ground black pepper; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 4 large cloves garlic, minced and made into paste (see illustrations below); 2 teaspoons minced jalapeno pepper; 1 cup lime juice; 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro leaves; 2 teaspoons coriander seeds (toasted and crushed)

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The best way to get citrus flavor into chicken is not by marinating and not by basting but giving it a quick, final dunk into a lime-garlic-olive oil sauce.

Keywords

Grilling & Barbecue
Chicken
Main Courses

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Zipper-lock plastic bag
Paper towel
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Nonreactive 13-by-9-inch baking dish
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Ingredients

3/4 cup kosher salt or 1/2 cup table salt
2 whole chickens (about 3 1/2 pounds each), cut into legs, thighs, breasts, and wings; backs reserved for another use
Ground black pepper
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 large cloves garlic, minced and made into paste (see illustrations below)
2 teaspoons minced jalapeno pepper
1 cup lime juice
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro leaves
2 teaspoons coriander seeds (toasted and crushed)