Grilled Chicken Thighs
If you're searching for the most flavorful and tender grilled chicken thigh recipe, here it is!
Equipment
- Aleppo Pepper I love the bright acidity and sweet heat this pepper brings to foods. You can use this in place of red pepper flakes.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons Aleppo Pepper
- 2 cups Whole-Milk Greek-style yogurt
- 4 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
- 4 tablespoons Tomato Paste
- 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon Fresh ground black pepper
- 10-12 cloves Garlic, flattened, skins removed
- 2 Lemons, sliced
- 4 pounds Chicken Thighs, skin on, bone in
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the Aleppo Pepper, 2 tablespoons warm water. Stir and let sit for 5 minutes
- Add the yogurt, oil, vinegar, tomato paste, salt and pepper to the bowl. Mix to combine
- Put the chicken, garlic and lemon slices in a gallon-size zip-top bag. Add the yogurt mixture. Seal and massage the chicken so the yogurt is well incorporated around the chicken.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 12.
- Preheat the grill on medium-high. Remove the chicken from the marinade and simply shake the excess yogurt from the chicken. Sprinkle with salt and let it sit at room temperature until the grill is ready.
- Grill about 6 minutes per side and temperature measures 165℉. Grill the lemon slices until they are slightly charred. Serve the chicken with the grilled lemons.
Notes
Aleppo Pepper
I love Aleppo Pepper because it has the flavor of chile, but doesn't carry a lot of heat. Look in your local Mediterranean or Middle Eastern market in the spice section. Aleppo Pepper is made from the Halaby Pepper that is sun dried, ground, and mixed with salt and a neutral oil. It has a rich red color, soft, oiled texture. Adds bright acidity and sweet heat to any dish that would call for red pepper flakes. Mostly used in Syrian, Turkish, Armenian and other Middle Eastern cuisines. Store in a cool, dark, dry place. Remains fresh for about one year before it loses flavor. Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!