Ginger Grilled Chicken With Cider

This Grilled Chicken with Ginger and Cider has tangy, bold flavors that are perfect for your next barbecue!

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This Grilled Chicken with Ginger and Cider recipe is the perfect marriage of two summer staples: chicken fired up on the grill, and cool, refreshing hard cider.

❤️ Why you’ll love this grilled chicken recipe

We love this grilled chicken with ginger and cider recipe for a quick and easy family dinner. And we hope you’ll love it, too!

• You only need a few ingredients.
• It cooks up quickly in 30 minutes.
• The marinade is SO flavorful! It’s also flexible to adjust to your tastebuds (see Ingredient Notes below for suggestions).

🧄 Ingredient notes

There are really just a few ingredients for this dish: chicken thighs, and then a marinade of hard cider, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, diced onions, garlic, ginger, and lime juice.

Here’s the thing about this marinade: you can adjust the amount of any ingredient based on your tastebuds. Some ideas:

• Use more or less ginger and garlic – I just happen to LOVE ginger and garlic, so two tablespoons of freshly grated or minced ginger for me is awesome. If you don’t like ginger as much as I do, then just use one tablespoon or two teaspoons.
• Add herbs and spices – This recipe would also be great with the addition of some fresh herbs like basil or cilantro, as well as different spices like cumin or coriander.
• Use less hard cider. If you just want a hint of that delicious hard cider flavor, just use half a bottle, and then add some water to the marinade.
• Add lime juice to the marinade. If you love lime, don’t limit yourself to just squeezing some lime juice over the chicken at the end; feel free to add a Tablespoon of lime juice to the marinade as well.

✅ Step-by-step instructions

1. In a large bowl, mix all of the ingredients for the marinade, from the cider to the minced ginger.
2. Add the chicken thighs and refrigerate for at least one hour (up to 6 hours).

3. Over a hot grill, grill chicken about 2-3 minutes per side.

4. Lower heat to medium and baste each piece of chicken with the marinade. Continue grilling for about 15-20 minutes. The juices should run clear when you gently pierce the meat.

5. Squeeze some fresh lime juice from sliced limes over each piece of chicken, then sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper to taste.

6. Transfer to a warm plate and serve immediately, alongside your favorite sides and cider.

🍽 Serving ideas

Serve this grilled chicken with ginger with yummy summer veggies like Avocado Corn Salad or Grilled Asparagus in Foil.

⏲ Kitchen tools

I use the Oxo Good Grips Silicone Basting Brush to baste the chicken once while grilling, and the Oxo Good Grips Barbecue Tongs to turn over the chicken after a few minutes.

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Cider Ginger Grilled Chicken

5 from 1 vote

By Marlynn Schotland

Prep Time: 15 minutes mins

Cook Time: 25 minutes mins

Marinate: 6 hours hrs

Total Time: 6 hours hrs 40 minutes mins

Servings: 6 servings

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Slightly spicy and a little bit sweet, you'll love this cider and ginger grilled chicken!

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 6 chicken thighs
• ▢ 1 bottle 12 oz hard cider
• ▢ ½ cup apple cider vinegar
• ▢ ¼ cup ketchup
• ▢ ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• ▢ ½ cup chopped onions
• ▢ 1 garlic clove, minced
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon minced ginger
• ▢ Lime juice from sliced limes
• ▢ salt and pepper

Instructions 

• In a large bowl, mix all of the ingredients for the marinade, from the cider to the minced ginger.
• Add the chicken thighs and refrigerate for at least one hour (up to 6 hours).
• Over a hot grill, grill chicken about 2-3 minutes per side.
• Lower heat to medium and baste each piece of chicken with the marinade. Continue grilling for about 15-20 minutes. The juices should run clear when you gently pierce the meat.
• Squeeze some fresh lime juice from sliced limes over each piece of chicken, then sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper to taste.
• Transfer to a warm plate and serve immediately, alongside your favorite sides and cider.

Notes

Cider: You can substitute apple cider for hard cider if you prefer. 

Nutrition

Calories: 320kcal, Carbohydrates: 18g, Protein: 19g, Fat: 19g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 8g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 111mg, Sodium: 257mg, Potassium: 365mg, Fiber: 0.3g, Sugar: 15g, Vitamin A: 144IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 32mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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