Grilled Pineapple Chicken
Description
Give your meal an Asian influence with these delicious chicken breasts that have been marinated in a ginger and soy sauce marinade and then grilled on fresh pineapple "planks".
Ingredients
4 chicken breasts
3/4 c. low-sodium soy sauce
1/4 c. olive oil
1 T. finely chopped fresh ginger
1 T. finely chopped garlic
1/2 lime, juiced and zested
1 pineapple, skin-on
salt, to taste
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions
Sign In / Sign Up
Create, share, and connect with millions of people.Continue with Google
Continue with Apple
Continue with Email
Wash chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
In a bowl, mix soy sauce, olive oil, ginger, garlic, lime juice and lime zest. Marinate chicken in the soy/ginger marinade for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
From the top of the pineapple down, slice 4 pieces of pineapple bark off of the pineapple, leaving a little of the flesh pineapple on the bark. Brush them with olive oil on the outside skin of each pineapple bark "plank".
Place a chicken breast on top of each pineapple bark "plank"; secure with baker's twine that's been soaked in water so that it doesn't burn. Season with salt and pepper, to taste Place the chicken side down onto a preheated grill on a medium-high heat to sear; flip over to complete cooking. Cover grill; cook until done or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees, total time about 30 minutes.
Serve with fried rice, a simple salad and perhaps a Pina Colada.
4 servings.
**This recipe could also be made with fish.