Chicken Lime Mojo

Submitted by Maito

"This is yummy! Not sure where it came from. Times are estimated."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• Spice mix

• 1⁄2 tablespoon cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorn
• 1⁄2 teaspoon coriander seed
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt

• Lime mojo

• 1⁄2 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 1 tablespoon sherry wine vinegar

• Chicken

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts

directions

1. Make spice mix: combine cumin seeds, peppercorns and coriander seeds in a skillet over medium heat. Toast until fragrant, a few minutes. Finely grind toasted spices. Transfer to a small bowl and add sugar and salt.
2. Make lime mojo: combine all ingredients.
3. Rub spice mix on chicken and place in a ziploc bag with lime mojo. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
4. Barbecue (or bake) chicken until cooked through. Serve.

Reviews

[MarraMamba]

This was delicious, i made it for lunch and so easy. Loved the lime and heat. One change i made was subbing Dar Jeerah powder for the coriander and cumin seed which i did not have. Dar Jeerah is a fabulous indian spice 2 to 1 mix of ground cumin to coriander. Makes life easy when both are called for. Oh and bc its freezing here, i made this in the skillet then added a half tablespoon of butter and a couple of tablespoons of water to the left over pan and made a little sauce with the marinade.

 

[DailyInspiration]

Loved the rub and the marinade -- the cilantro in the marinade really adds so much flavor to the chicken. I cut the chicken breasts in half so they would take less time on the grill. That means that I have chicken leftover for a nice chicken-avocado sandwich tomorrow.

 

[teresas]

Personally, I thought this had just the right amount of heat. And we love "HEAT" here in this house. I cooked it on the grill and let it marinate for 1 hour. You can really taste the cumin so if you are not a fan, cut the amount down or don't make this. :) Very juicy chicken. Thanks for posting.

 

[KateL]

Wonderful earthy taste! I baked this the night before (350F/50 minutes), and reheated 45 minutes at 250F, and served it with fried rice.

 

[2Bleu]

We took another reviewers suggestion and pureed the mojo. The heat was perfect and the cumin (which we love), comes thru nicely. We baked it and served it with steamed rice for a wonderful and healthy Lite-Bleu meal. Thanks again Maito, for a really nice recipe.