Chili-Lime Chicken

At the start of this past summer, Ashley and I were experimenting with my glorious BBQ (Thanks to my lovely wife's birthday gift to me) and what to cook on it. As a result, we have BBQed pretty much the last few months straight. One of our new favorite dishes is a chili-lime chicken (or it works great on mahi as well).

Now this is less about exactness and more about your particular tastes. The main components are chili powder, olive oil and lime juice. The rest of the ingredients are up to you, your tastes, and ability to combine flavors into a good mix. In fact, I don't even measure amounts out and go for a certain aroma when everything is mixed together.

When you have everything mixed together, it should be a paste. I prefer not having it saucy, but also not having it a rub. Marinate overnight and you got a fantastic BBQ option. Remember, the ratios are up to you, want more lime? Then do it! Same with the heat (cayenne).

The ingredient list below shows greatest to least of how much I usually put in, on a very rough basis.

Ingredients

1 part chili powder

1 part lime juice

1 part olive oil (I use garlic)

Some cumin

Some garlic powder

Some onion powder/flakes

Some cayenne (for heat)

Some paprika

Some oregano

Some ground mustard

Some ground ginger

Some ground pepper

Some thyme

Directions

Mix and marinate for at least an hour.