Turkish/Moroccan Style Chicken Thighs
Inspired from: Eating Well recipe
Very Tender chicken thighs with a yogurt and lemon flavor.
- • 8 bone-in chicken thighs, (about 3½ pounds total), skin removed, trimmed
- • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- • 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
- • 2 cloves garlic, minced
- • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- • 2 teaspoons hot paprika
- • 1½ teaspoons dried mint
- • ½ teaspoon salt
- Place chicken in a large bowl. Add lemon juice and toss to coat. Whisk yogurt, garlic, ginger, paprika, mint and salt in a separate bowl. Pour the yogurt mixture over the chicken and stir to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.
- Position rack in upper third of oven; preheat broiler. Remove the chicken from the marinade (discard marinade). Place the chicken on a broiler rack and broil until browned on top, about 16 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 400°F and bake until the chicken is juicy and just cooked through, about 16 minutes longer.
Pictures from us cooking this recipe
We started with 1 glass bowl and we mixed yogurt, ginger, garlic, mint, and salt. Blend well.
In a second glass style bowl, place the chicken. Add the lemon juice and toss to coat.
Add the yogurt mixture to the lemon coated chicken and mix well.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refriderate for 1 hour up to 24 hours. The longer the better.
Arrange your oven rack 2/3 of the way up in the oven. Warm up the broiler on the stove. Discard any left over marinade.
Place the chicken on a broiler rack or heavy gage baking dish. roil for 16 minutes. Reduce oven to 400 degrees and continue to bake for 16 minutes longer.
Cooked By: Tom Corliss
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About Tom Corliss
Tom Corliss is a web publisher, internet marketer, and website developer, with 3 current websites, Home Information Guru.com, Home Selling Resources.com, and Simple-Food-Solutions.com. He also runs a home improvement company Corliss Property Enhancements. He has recently completed a new e-Book for anyone wanting to sell their home fast: Home Sellers Handbook
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