Tequila Lime Chicken
Tequila Lime Chicken - amazing chicken marinated with tequila, lime and garlic. This tequila lime chicken recipe tastes better than restaurant's.
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 436kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs (750g) deboned chicken thighs, skin-on
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- lime wedges for garnishing
- chopped cilantro for garnishing
Marinade:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup tequila
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 3 dashes cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or more to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (207°C). Rub the garlic onto the chicken meat. Give it a good rub all over the meat and the skin.
- Whisk all the Marinade ingredients together in a big bowl, mix well. Add the chicken into the Marinade, stir to coat well. Marinate for 15 minutes, but best for 2 hours.
- Heat up a skillet and pan-fry the chicken with the skin-side down until slightly browned. Turn over and pan-fry the other side of the chicken until slightly browned.
- Transfer the skillet into oven and bake for 15 minutes or until the skin nicely browned. Broil the chicken for 1 minute, or until the skin is nicely charred (as pictured). Transfer the chicken and the juice that seeps out after baking to a serving platter, squirt some fresh lime juice and garnish with cilantro, serve immediately.
Notes
Make sure you use an oven-safe skillet or pan before baking the chicken in the oven. You may also grill the chicken. For the chicken, you can use boneless and skinless chicken breast/chicken thighs or bone-in chicken thighs.
Nutrition
Serving: 3people | Calories: 436kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 222mg | Sodium: 564mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g