Brick Seasoned Grilled Chicken With Garlic & Herbs
This is a great way to deep season chicken breast. The weight of the bricks forces the seasoning deep into the meat. There are only a few easy steps involved in making this tasty dish. Grill this dish inside or out, either way it will impress all those eating it. If you get a great picture of this dish, submit it to us and we'll post it giving you credit.
Difficulty (Scale from 1-10): 7
Makes: 8 servings
Ingredients
4 cloves of garlic
3/4 cup (packed) fresh Italian parsley
1/4 (packed) fresh basil
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 - 3/4 cup of olive oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breast, cut in half
6-8 bricks wrapped in foil
Preparation of Seasoning
In a blender or food processor combine garlic, parsley, basil, salt, red pepper, and black pepper. Slowly add olive oil, once uniformly thick paste is attained stop adding the oil. Taste mixture, it should be slightly salty, if not add more salt until the paste tastes slightly salty.
Preparation of Chicken
Completely coat each half breast with the newly made paste using a generous amount. Then wrap the newly coated breast with plastic wrap, making an air-tight seal. Wrap again with plastic wrap, so there are two independent layers of plastic wrap.
Place wrapped chicken in a flat (or very shallow) cooking pan. Place another pan on top of the pan containing the chicken. Place as many bricks as you can on the top pan. Note: be sure that the top pan will allow the weight of the bricks to press onto the chicken breast underneath it.
Place pans with bricks into the refrigerator for at least 8 hours and no more than 24 hours.
Remove chicken from plastic wrap and grill!
Peter Alfieri is the host for the cooking TV show Buon Appetito Providence, the show's webpage is here: www.BuonAppetitoProvidence.com . He brings simple to sophisticated cooking for all of the New England Area. His style appeals to both novice and expert chefs!
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Peter also has a BS in Biology, a BS in Chemistry, a Minor in Mathematics, and a 3 year nursing degree (for RN).
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