Summer Chicken Marinade

Working late hours lately has really made me want to create efficient, quick (and always cheap) meals that I can prepare the night before and then heat up the next day.  So last night at 11pm I decided I was going to cut up chicken and prepare a marinade so I can throw them on the grill when I got home from work the next day.  I wanted something light, summery, but with a little tang to it.  So...my half fried 11pm brain came up with this:


Soy Sauce Ginger and Honey Marinade.



Spices and Chicken Marinade!



While I haven't tried it with any other meats, my spidey senses tell me it would be fantastic on shrimp or pork as well.  And it's soo simple.

 

             INGREDIENTS:

3 large garlic cloves chopped 

1 lb chicken breast
ground white pepper

ginger powder

honey

Kikkoman (low sodium) soy sauce

white sugar (next time I may try it with brown...hmmm)
garlic powder

I made the marindae to taste; I used roughly a half a bottle of soy sauce, 4 tbsp granulated sugar, honey to taste, white pepper to taste, ginger to taste (start slow, its powerful stuff!), 1 tbsp garlic powder.  I mixed that all up with the chopped garlic and kept tasting until everything was perfect. 

Kikkoman Soy Sauce & Garlic Cloves

The white pepper has a very distinctive flavor, and I really prefer it to black pepper.  You need less as its more potent, but its got a kick as well as a warm flavor- very versatile.  I had to stop myself from spoon feeding myself the marinade- it was perfect!!  A hint of asian spices from the ginger & soy sauce, loads of garlic (who doesn't love that?), and a sweet/tangy flavor.  L.o.v.e.

 

Garlic Soy Sauce Ginger Marinade

I threw in the chicken breasts, covered and let them marinate overnight in the fridge.  I opened it up once or twice to stir and make sure all the chicken was soaking up the deliciousness. 

 

When it came time to cook, was ther really any other option than a george foreman grill?  (Unless of course you have a super duper fancy grill on your deck/porch- that would definately be preferable!!)  But, our little grill worked wonders.

                      

                        Look at those babies!!  

Smoky, tangy, salty, sweet.....scrumptious.  Really great for a quick easy summer night when I REFUSE to turn on the oven.  Enjoy.