Grilled Chicken with Yuzu-Kosho
"Yuzu-kosho is a pungent paste made from pounding fragrant yuzu peel with fresh chillies and salt. A little bit goes a long way – just a dab can brighten up a whole bowl of ramen or a hotpot. It goes with pretty much anything (it’s fantastic with chocolate!) but I especially like it with simply grilled chicken". - Tim Anderson
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
Stir together all of the seasonings (yuzu-kosho, white miso, caster sugar and lime juice) until no lumps of miso remain and the sugar dissolves. Add a little less yuzu-kosho, if you are cooking for kiddies or aren't a huge fan of heat. Rub this all over the chicken and leave to marinate for at least 30 minutes, but ideally overnight.
Step 2
Heat the grill to high and position an oven rack about 5–6 inches from the grill. Line a baking sheet with foil and place the chicken thighs on it, skin side down. Grill for about 10 minutes, then turn the chicken over and grill for a further 10-15 minutes, or until the skin is lightly blackened and the thighs are cooked through. Alternatively, these can be cooked over charcoal, with the grill plate positioned about 6 inches above the coals to reduce burning.
Step 3
Rest for 5 minutes while you heat the rice, according to the packet instructions, before slicing and serving along with some sliced cucumber and ribbons of carrot, if you wish and a generous squeeze of lime juice.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
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3 tbsp White Miso Paste 1x Yutaka Organic Miso Paste 300g -
500g Sticky Rice 2x Tilda Microwave Rice Classics Sticky 250g -
3 tbsp Yuzu-Kosho, or a combination of lemon juice and pickled jalapeño chillies, blended to a paste (see hints) 1x Spicy Yuzu Paste 43g -
8 Chicken Thighs, skin on (bone-in or boneless, whichever you prefer) 1x Sainsbury's British Fresh Chicken Skin on Thighs 1kg -
1.5 tbsp Caster Sugar, (preferably golden) 1x Billington's Golden Caster Natural Unrefined Cane Sugar 250g
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1 Carrot, peeled and grated 1x Sainsbury’s Carrots Loose -
0.5 Cucumber, peeled, deseeded and cut into half moons or simply sliced 1x Sainsbury's Whole Cucumber -
0.5 Lime, juice 1x Sainsbury's Limes