Recipe: Texan BBQ Lime Chicken

Serves 4
Here is another relatively simple way to create a very pleasing chicken dish.

Ingredients
200g skinless, boneless chicken breast cut into 1⁄2 inch (1 cm) thin pieces
extra virgin olive oil cooking spray
1⁄4 teaspoon salt

Marinade
2 tablespoons cilantro (coriander),
minced 2 limes, juiced
11⁄2 tablespoons avocado oil
salt, to taste

Salsa
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 white onions, finely chopped
1 lime, juiced
1 avocado, peeled and diced
salt and pepper, to taste

Method
1. Place the chicken pieces into a sealable plastic bag or container with an airtight lid.
2. Prepare the marinade by putting all the ingredients in a large bowl, toss and let stand for 3 minutes.
3. Add the marinade to the chicken pieces and allow to marinate for at least 2-3 hours then remove chicken from marinade. Discard marinade. Sprinkle chicken evenly with about 1⁄4 teaspoon salt.
4. Preheat your barbecue grill to medium high, 200°C.
5. Coat the pan with oil and heat on the barbecue.
6. Add chicken to pan and cook for 5-6 minutes on each side or until done.
7.To prepare salsa, combine the ingredients in a medium bowl. Add the avocado at the last minute to keep it from discolouring. Combine gently and serve with (or over) the pan-grilled chicken.

NOTE If you can't get avocado oil, use any high-quality cooking oil

This recipe is from Texan BBQ by Robert Louis Murphy. Click HERE for our review of the book.

Texan BBQ by Robert Louis Murphy, published by New Holland Publishers, available at bookstores nationally, RPP $45.
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