Grilled lemon-pepper chicken recipe for a zesty dinner

Ingredients for Grilled lemon-pepper chicken

• 1 600–900 g chicken, cut in half

• 20 ml kosher salt

• 10 ml freshly ground black pepper, divided

• vegetable oil, for grilling

• 1 ½ lemons, divided

• 60 g unsalted butter, softened

• 15 ml honey

How to make Grilled lemon-pepper chicken

1. Sprinkle the chicken all over with salt and 1 ½ tsp of pepper. Let it sit at room temperature for 1 hour.

2. Meanwhile, prepare the grill for medium heat and brush the grate with oil. Thinly slice half a lemon into rounds.

3. Heat butter and honey in a small saucepan over medium heat until the butter is melted and foaming, then remove from heat and add the lemon slices.

4. Grill the chicken, skin side down, until the skin is lightly charred and releases from the grate without tearing, about 6 minutes.

5. Turn the chicken over and lightly brush it with the lemon butter. Cover the grill and continue grilling the chicken, brushing with lemon butter every 5 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast registers 65 °C, which should take about 25–28 minutes.

6. Just before the chicken is ready, cut the remaining lemon into quarters and grill, cut side down, until charred and softened, about 6–8 minutes.

7. Transfer the chicken and lemons to a cutting board and let them rest for 10 minutes before carving the chicken into pieces.

8. To serve, squeeze the grilled lemons over the chicken and sprinkle with the remaining ½ tsp of pepper.

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