Grilled dishes are very suitable for outdoor parties. Today, let’s join the Cooking section of TasteVN to learn 2 ways to marinate grilled chicken with charcoal and wood charcoal that are delicious and attractive for your picnic!
1. Delicious method of marinating grilled chicken with charcoal
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for the Delicious method of marinating grilled chicken with charcoal For 4 people
Cleaned native chicken 1 (1kg or more) Lemongrass 4 stalks Fresh vegetables 500 gr (lettuce/ basil/ herbs/ coriander…) Cucumber 3 fruits Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons Lime 1 fruit MSG 1/4 teaspoon Garlic 3 cloves Coarse salt 1/2 tablespoon Charcoal 1.5 kg Sugar 1 tablespoon Eggplant 3 fruits Cassava 800 gr (medium-sized for grilling) Cooking oil 100 ml Chili 3 fruits Chopped green onion 50 gr
What is charcoal?
- Similar to charcoal, charcoal has a black color, is very lightweight, and is made from wood.
- Charcoal is hard, has a high burning ability, and emits a lot of heat. Charcoal is very suitable for outdoor barbecues or picnics.
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Tools needed
Grill, mortar, pestle for crushing pepper.
How to prepare Delicious grilled chicken with charcoal marinade
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Prepare the chicken
The chicken has been cleaned of feathers, so when buying it, you should wash it thoroughly, then cut it into 6 large pieces.
The thigh meat should be cut along to expose the thigh bone. The remaining parts should also be sliced with a knife, doing this will help the chicken absorb the seasoning when marinated.
Potatoes should be kept whole with the skin on, and eggplants should be washed thoroughly. The potatoes should be skewered for easier grilling, and the eggplants should be grilled whole.
The fresh vegetables and cucumbers to be served should be washed very carefully and drained.
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Marinate the chicken with spices
Prepare the spice mixture for marinating the chicken. First, add 3 peeled garlic cloves and 2 chili peppers into a mortar and pound them finely.
Then add half a tablespoon of coarse salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and ¼ tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, and continue to pound until the salt is finely ground.
Chop the lemongrass finely and then mix it evenly with the salt mixture you just made.
Marinate the chicken by rubbing the prepared lemongrass salt mixture evenly over the chicken meat, and let it marinate for about 15 minutes.
Tip: The amount of sugar used in the dish can be adjusted to your taste.
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Grilled Chicken
Burn charcoal to grill the chicken, note to burn until the charcoal is glowing red before grilling.
Marinated chicken is then grilled over hot coals at a moderate heat.
Continuously turn the chicken to prevent it from burning.
After the surface without chicken skin turns golden brown, evenly brush 50ml of cooking oil on it. This helps keep the surface of the meat from drying out while grilling.
Grill over low heat for about 15 more minutes before serving.
As for the eggplant and sweet potatoes, grill the eggplant until it is soft when poked with chopsticks. Let the eggplant cool down a bit and then peel the skin.
Grill the sweet potatoes at the same time as the chicken; when the chicken is cooked, the sweet potatoes will also be done.
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Prepare Dipping Sauce
This charcoal grilled chicken pairs very well with a lime salt and pepper dipping sauce.
Add 2 tablespoons of salt and pepper to a bowl, squeeze the juice of 1 lime into it, and to increase the spiciness, you can add sliced chili, stir well.
Utilize the remaining heat of the charcoal to make scallion oil. Heat 50ml of cooking oil, then pour it into a bowl containing 50g of finely chopped scallions. Pour all the scallion oil over the peeled eggplant.
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Final product
So you have a very simple charcoal grilled chicken dish that is also very fragrant and delicious for the picnic. The grilled chicken has the aroma of lemongrass, garlic, and chili that makes us feel hungry immediately.
The chicken meat is golden, tender, fragrant, and juicy with the seasoning absorbed into every fiber of the meat, dipping it into a piece of salt and pepper with lime enhances the rich flavor of the dish. This dish can be served with fresh vegetables and grilled eggplant to avoid being too greasy.
2. How to marinate charcoal grilled chicken
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Preparation
50 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for How to marinate charcoal grilled chicken For 4 people
Cleaned chicken 1 whole (about 1.4kg) Grilling marinade 1 tablespoon Ground pepper 1 teaspoon Vietnamese balm 100 gr Rice vinegar 100 ml Seasoning powder 1 teaspoon Chili sauce 1 tablespoon Coarse salt 5 teaspoons Cooking oil 50 ml Bull’s horn chili 1 piece
What is charcoal?
- Charcoal is a type of fuel produced from dried wood, characterized by its black color.
- Charcoal is relatively lightweight but has a high absorption capacity. It burns very well and steadily, making it popular for grilling food.
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Tools needed
Grill , basin, cooking oil brush…
How to prepare Grilled Chicken with Charcoal Marinade
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Prepare the chicken
Wash the chicken with rice wine or vinegar mixed with 1 teaspoon of salt for about 5 minutes. Then rinse thoroughly with water.
Next, add 100ml of vinegar and 1 teaspoon of coarse salt to rub again to remove the smell of the chicken. Then rinse with water again. Washing chicken with vinegar is very effective in eliminating odors.
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Marinating Chicken with Spices
Prepare a bowl and add 3 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1 tablespoon of barbecue marinade, 1 teaspoon of pepper, 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, and 1 chopped chili. Mix well.
Evenly coat the marinade mixture onto the chicken, both inside and out. Marinate for about 45 minutes.
Tip for you
- You can adjust the amount of chili according to your family’s taste.
- You can replace the barbecue marinade with honey or oyster sauce in the same amount.
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Grilling Chicken
After marinating, place the chicken on a grill, securing it tightly. Grill over charcoal with moderate heat to allow the chicken to cook slowly.
When one side of the chicken is golden brown, flip it over and brush a layer of cooking oil to prevent it from drying out. A chicken will take about 1 hour to grill over charcoal with moderate heat.
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Final Product
So we have a delicious and attractive grilled chicken. The chicken is golden and crispy on the outside while remaining tender on the inside, combined with the spiciness of chili and the richness of the spices, making us unable to help but exclaim. This chicken dish is served with salt, pepper, lemon, chili, and Vietnamese coriander to enhance its flavor. This is a super delicious and super simple grilled dish that you must try right away!
How to choose good chicken
- Choose a chicken that has a compact, firm body, with a small breast meat.
- For local chickens, choose one with shiny yellow skin, with darker yellow areas like the wings, breast, and back.
- Choose chickens whose skin is not bruised, purple, or has black spots and bumps.
- Press on the body, breast, or thigh of the chicken to check; if the meat is firm, it is good chicken.
- Do not choose chickens that feel soft, slippery, deformed, or are sunken due to excess water when pressed.
Tips for successfully preparing the dish
- When marinating chicken, use whole salt, not crushed, so that the salt can gradually penetrate the chicken. This helps enhance the sweetness of the meat.
- Pay attention to the heat when grilling the chicken; once it is evenly golden, apply oil to the chicken to prevent it from drying out or burning.
- Maintain a moderate heat level so that the chicken cooks slowly, avoiding the situation where the outside is cooked while the inside is still raw.
- The charcoal for grilling meat must be glowing red to avoid a smoky smell when grilling.
- Since the grilled meat is marinated with sugar, grill it over moderate charcoal and turn the meat evenly to prevent burning.
Advantages and disadvantages of grilling food with charcoal
Advantages
- Food grilled with charcoal will have an extremely appealing aroma, stimulating the appetite.
- When grilling with charcoal, the fat content in the food will significantly decrease due to the fat dripping off.
- The taste of food grilled with charcoal will be much better compared to electric grilling.
- For outdoor parties, grilling food with charcoal is very suitable due to its convenience and simplicity.
Disadvantages
- If charcoal is not used properly for grilling, it can easily lead to carbon monoxide poisoning carbon monoxide. It can easily accumulate carcinogenic compounds.
- Charcoal burns out quickly and does not last long.
- When grilling food, it is hard to control the heat of the charcoal, so the food can easily burn.
- Smoke from charcoal when grilling sticks to clothes, causing discomfort.
- Environmental pollution. There is a high risk of fire hazards.
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Above are 2 ways to marinate grilled chicken with charcoal and wood that are delicious and appealing. Let’s make it with TasteVN right away! Wishing you success!
*References from 2 YouTube channels Cuisine of Xu Doai and Laughing Hilariously.
