20-Min Thai Grilled Chicken
Thai-style charred chicken with a punchy garlic-lime marinade, ready in 20 minutes on a sheet pan. Smoky, juicy, and packed with the bold flavors of street-food gai yang.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 385
- Protein
- 42g

Ingredients
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Step 1
Mince garlic and squeeze lime juice into a bowl. Whisk with soy sauce, fish sauce, honey, and a pinch of salt.
Step 2
Pat chicken dry. Coat with the marinade, rubbing it under and over the skin. Let sit 5 minutes.
Step 3
Arrange chicken skin-side down on a sheet pan. Broil on the middle rack 7 minutes until skin crisps.
Step 4
Flip chicken skin-side up. Broil another 5–7 minutes until skin is deep golden and charred at edges.
Step 5
Check thickest thigh reaches 165°F at the bone. If needed, broil 1–2 minutes more.
Step 6
Rest 2 minutes, then serve hot.
Tools you’ll need
- small bowl
- whisk
- sheet pan
- instant-read thermometer
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