Mommy’s Marinated Chicken Breasts

Grilling season is upon! The succulent scent of smoky meat and grilled vegetables will soon be filling the air. Mmm… Here’s one of my mother’s recipes for marinated chicken breasts. Since my mother doesn’t normally measure ingredients out, the measurements that I have listed are just a rough estimate. I tested the recipe out myself, and it came out just fine. However, feel free to experiment with the measurements yourself. This tastes great served with some grilled onions and zucchini.

INGREDIENTS FOR MARINADE:

½ cup fish sauce
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup chopped pineapples with juice
2-3 garlic cloves, pressed
1-2 stalks lemongrass, minced
½ teaspoon pepper
6-8 chicken breasts, skinned and boned

DIRECTIONS:

1. Place chicken in large, shallow dish.

2. Grind garlic and lemongrass in a mortar until the texture is almost smooth.

3. Rub the garlic and lemongrass mixture all over the chicken pieces.

4. Combine fish sauce, brown sugar, chopped pineapples (along with juice), and pepper in a medium bowl. Mix thoroughly.

5. Pour over chicken.

6. Cover and marinate for at least 4 hours (preferable overnight).

7. Grill or broil chicken.

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