Saturday, July 11, 2009

The Joys Of Grilled Chicken

By Marcus Worthan

Have you ever tried grilling a chicken? Is chicken grilling one of the most difficult things for you? Want to know whats the perfect grilling time? Just a few men know the art of grilling chicken in the right way, and those who just try their hands at it over the weekend find it really hard to marvel the act. One needs to learn several important things before he can actually get the right mouthwatering taste and aroma. Just a little variation can actually soup you into a teeth cutting experience. So read on to impress your folks with a grilling experience on the next barbecue.

Generally a wait time is suggested because if one cuts the chicken into pieces just after it has been cooked then the chicken tends to loose its fluids. Fluids are necessary to retain the softness of the chicken. If a chicken is hard it may give your teeth a hard time.

Once you have placed your chicken on the grill, do not forget to time the grilling period. A chicken overcooked or undercooked is not anybody's choice. The easiest way to grill a chicken is on a low heat. It may approximately take 45 mins for the chicken to cook properly. The preparation time may vary depending upon the hotness of the grill.

Do not slice your chicken again and again to check whether it has been cooked from inside or not. Instead use a meat meter. Meat meter prevents you from this tedious job and helps in preventing the loss of moisture from the chicken. Set your meat meter at around 170 degree F for a boneless chicken and on 180 degree F if your chicken has bones. And the ones cooking on a BBQ gas grill can create wonders by just keeping in mind the numerous factors affecting the cooking time.

After the cooking, do not remove the chicken immediately from the grill. If you remove the chicken instantaneously then it might happen that the fluids may run out. Without the fluids you tend to find a chicken hard to eat. So avoid cutting it into pieces just after its grilling.

You can also add some balsamic vinegar for that extravagant taste. For a Mexican touch, try using avocado in tomato sauce. Grilled chicken with rosemary and caramelized lemons are one of my personal favorites. In a Mexican style the chicken gets a full treatment for maximum flavor. Over the night, it is brined and the chopped rosemary and lemon slices are slipped beneath them before going on the grill. The lemon slices are first caramelized in skillet. This sweetens their flavor and gives cooking chicken a head start. When the chicken is removed from the grill, the lemons provide a sweet taste making the chicken instantaneously fit to eat. So the next time you plan to party outdoors, let your cooking charm flow. Cheers!

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