Lemon pepper chicken (Oh, for the love of chicken! Part I)

I often avoid using things such as oil and butter when I cook. The good thing about chicken is that a lot of its natural oils come out when you start cooking it – especially when you’re cooking chicken thighs or wings.

I’ve been cooking chicken a lot lately. I find that it’s really hard to mess up chicken dishes even when you put in very little effort.

I was feeling lazy one evening and created this easy recipe below.

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Lemon pepper chicken

(serves 2)

Ingredients:

• 6 chicken drumsticks
• 2 tbsp of lemon juice
• 1 tsp basil
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp fresh ground pepper
• a bit of parsley (optional)

Instructions:

1. Debone the chicken drumsticks and cut the chicken into strips.
2. Marinate the chicken with salt, pepper, thyme and basil for about 30 minutes.
3. On medium to medium-high heat, grill the chicken with lemon juice in a skillet for about 10 to 12 minutes. Keep stirring the chicken so it doesn’t burn.
4. (Optional) Garnish with a bit of parsley.

I tried this recipe with chicken wings and it was really good too.

TIP: If you plan on using the oilier parts of chicken, such as thighs or wings, I highly recommend using a deep skillet so that you won’t get a lot of oil splattered on you.

And that’s all. 🙂