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GZ Chicken Marinade

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Ingredients
  

  • ⅓ cup avocado oil
  • 1 tablespoon chile powder
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin (can use 1 tsp. if you love it)
  • ¼ teaspoon ground oregano
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice plus zest of 2 limes
  • ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons low-sodium tamari
  • 1 ½ tablespoons honey
  • 4-5 medium cloves garlic
  • 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 2 T. avocado oil for cooking

Instructions
 

  • Heat the avocado oil in a small saucepan until warm.
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the ancho chile powder, cumin, salt, oregano, smoked paprika and black pepper.
  • Allow the spices to bloom in the oil for about 15 minutes.
  • Pour the oil mixture into a food processor or blender; add the lime juice, zest, Worcestershire, orange juice, tamari, honey and garlic and blend until smooth.
  • Place the chicken in a ziploc plastic bag and scrape in the marinade.
  • Cover or close and chill 3 to 4 hours. (Don't marinate longer, or the texture will change.)
  • Heat a cast-iron grill pan or grill to medium-high heat until very hot. Add the avocado oil and grill the chicken until well-charred on both sides and the internal temperature registers 160 degrees F, 6 to 7 minutes per side.
  • Remove from the heat and set aside to rest before slicing.