All-Purpose Chicken Thigh Marinade
Serves 6
5 mins prep
15 mins cook
30 mins Marinate
50 mins total
The only marinade you need for tasty, juicy chicken thighs! Combine soy sauce, vinegar, Dijon mustard, garlic and oil to season poultry to juicy perfection. Use the recipe for chicken thighs on the grill or baked in the oven.
Marinade
Chicken
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Marinate the chicken
Combine all the ingredients for the marinade in a bowl and whisk together.
Place the chicken in a bowl, baking dish or heavy duty zip-top bag. Pour the marinade over the chicken. Flip the thighs over a few times with a fork or a pair of tongs to coat them evenly in marinade.
If you want to cook the chicken right away, marinate at room temperature 20-30 minutes. Otherwise, store the marinated chicken in the refrigerator 12-24 hours ahead.
Grilling instructions
Preheat a grill to medium-high heat (400-425F; 200-220C) for direct grilling, and scrape down the grill rack with a wire brush.
Remove the chicken from the marinade (discard the marinade) and transfer to a plate or baking sheet. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.
Arrange the chicken on the grill rack, skin-side up. Cook 5 minutes. Flip the chicken over and move them to a section of the grill with indirect heat. If you're cooking skin-on chicken, this will prevent the skin from scorching.
Cover the grill an cook until the chicken is cooked through, an additional 5-8 minutes. A digital thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh should register 160-165F (70-75C). Transfer to a platter and rest 5-10 minutes before serving.
Baking instructions
Preheat the oven to 425 (220C) with the rack in the center. Arrange the chicken on a non-stick or foil-lined sheet pan. Bake 20 minutes for boneless thighs, or 25-30 minutes for bone-in thighs, turning the pieces over halfway through.
Broiling instructions
Position an oven rack so it's about 6 inches from the heat source. Preheat the broiler element to high for 5-10 minutes. Arrange the chicken on the rack a broiler pan, or on a grill rack set on a foil-lined sheet pan. Broil 6-7 minutes per side, until the chicken is nicely browned.
