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  • Grilled Chicken Breasts With Tequila, Citrus And Cilantro

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    Grilled Chicken Breasts With Tequila, Citrus And Cilantro
    Servings: 2
    by Global Cookbook
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    Ingredients

    • 2 x Chicken breasts
    • 4 x Cloves garlic, cut in half
    • 3 Tbsp. Peppered tequila, see Notes
    • 3 Tbsp. Fresh lime juice
    • 3 Tbsp. Fresh orange juice
    • 1 1/2 tsp Orange zest, grated
    • 1 tsp Lime zest, grated
    • 1/2 tsp Caribe chile, crushed (see Notes)
    • 1/2 tsp Black pepper, freshly grnd
    • 1 tsp Brown sugar
    • 3 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
    • 3 Tbsp. Fresh cilantro, minced

    Directions

    1. 1. Rub the chicken with the garlic and place in a non-reactive dish.
    2. 2. Mix the tequila, citrus juices, zest, crushed chile pepper, black pepper, and sugar. Add in the oil and mix well.
    3. 3. Pour over the chicken and add in the cilantro.
    4. 4. Cover and marinate for 2 hrs or possibly overnight, turning occasionally.
    5. 5. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
    6. 6. Remove the chicken and place in a pan. Bake for 20 min, basting frequently with marinade.
    7. NOTES :
    8. 1. Use regular tequila or possibly gin (very good) for replacement for peppered tequila.
    9. 2. Use any crushed chile (coarse pcs rather than pwdr, like for sprinkling on pizza) instead of Caribe.
    10. 3. Instead of cooking in oven grill on BBQ.
    11. 4.
    12. Makes excellent fajita marinade forchicken or possibly steaks as well.
    13. Heat Wave/Best of Chile Pepper - DeWitt, Gerlach

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