How to make a chicken broiler?

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Meat on a stick. There’s nothing wrong with it. It’s natural, our birthright, an elegant vestige of our primitive existence. It’s the whole gnawing-off-the-bone thing. Or maybe it’s the claiming of it. When you wave your skewered food, you’re kind of saying, “this is mine, see, it’s mine.” Analysis aside — biting into juicy herby chicken, pulling it off a stick — it makes us happy.

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Wine Pairing for Parsley-Orange Chicken Sticks With Tzatziki Dipping Sauce

1. River Grove Chardonnay from California — “Chardonnay?” you may ask. I thought the same thing, but this one is bright and acidic, and holds up well to the orange zest — no oak on this Chardonnay!

2. Chameleon Barbera — The red on an appetizer like this is always tough. Our email special last month was this Barbera, which is light on the palate and has a very nice acid structure that will carry this dish. ¡Salud!

Parsley-Orange Chicken Sticks With Tzatziki Dipping Sauce
-Serves 4.

Ingredients

2 boneless chicken breasts, each cut into 4 lengthwise strips
8 six-inch wood skewers
1 large seedless orange, zest and juice
¼ cup olive oil
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
2 whole garlic cloves
¼ cup roughly chopped parsley
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
kosher salt
ground pepper
8 ounces prepared tzatziki sauce

Garnish Ingredients

minced parsley
orange wedges
2 loaves of pita bread, quartered

Instructions

1. In a blender, combine orange juice and zest, olive oil, cider vinegar, garlic, parsley, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper and blend until liquefied.
2. Transfer marinade into a clean plastic bag or mixing bowl. Add 8 chicken strips to the bag or bowl and coat each piece well. Cover and refrigerate for 1-3 hours.
3. Meanwhile, soak skewers in a shallow dish of water.
4. Preheat grill to 400°F (205°C).
5. Remove the chicken from fridge. Pat skewers dry. Thread marinated chicken pieces onto skewers and set on a clean plate.
6. Lay each skewer onto the flat grill surface, tilted at an 11 o’clock angle. Slowly lower the lid and grill for 3 minutes or until light brown marks appear on the chicken.
7. Lift the lid, move skewers to the 1 o’clock angle, and lower lid. Grill for another 3 minutes.
8. Lift the lid and carefully remove the skewers from the grill. Arrange on a clean platter around a small bowl of tzatziki sauce, garnished with thin wedges of orange and/or baby-cut carrots, and pita bread. Serve immediately.

Tips

Tzatziki is a traditional Greek sauce made of plain yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, dill, lemon juice, and parsley. It’s a condiment typically served with gyros and souvlaki. Most major grocery stores sell prepared tzatziki in the hummus section.

Soaking wood skewers prevents them from burning under the broiler, on the grill, or in the oven.

Marinades are contaminated once they make contact with raw meat. Never re-purpose used marinades. Instead, take out an unused portion before the marinating process and reserve and refrigerate in a separate, clean container.

Baby-cut carrots are whittled down from regular-sized carrots that would otherwise not sell.

Double the recipe and turn it into dinner for four. Serve it over rice or couscous; dollop with tzatziki.

Question by Sugarbaby: How to make a chicken broiler?
I got some chicken from a friend that didn’t want it but i don’t know how to make it lol. It’s a “split premium chicken broiler”… that’s what the package says. Can I put it in a roasting pan and stick it in the oven for an hour or so? Advice is extremely appreciated.

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