Best Grilled Chicken Thighs with Garam Masala

Name: Best Grilled Chicken Thighs with Garam Masala
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 1 1/2 tablespoons, garam masala; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons, grated fresh ginger; 2 teaspoons, finely grated lime zest, plus lime wedges for serving; , Kosher salt; 1/8-1/4 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 8 (5- to 7-ounce) bone-in, chicken thighs, trimmed

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2018

Main Courses

Chicken

Grilling & Barbecue

Flavorful, meaty, inexpensive thighs should be the easiest part of the chicken to cook on the grill—not a direct path to an inferno.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1¾ hours

Best Grilled Chicken Thighs with Garam Masala

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We found that the best way to grill chicken thighs was also the easiest. Cooking the chicken over indirect heat until it registered 185 to 190 degrees, which took about an hour, allowed collagen in the meat to break down into gelatin, which...

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