Tamborine chicken

Tamborine chicken

This tangy chicken works well with salad or rice and is delicious both cold and hot

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 12 - 15 mins

Low-fat

Method

  1. Slash each chicken breast 3 times and put in a shallow dish. Crush the peppercorns coarsely in a mortar. Finely grate the ginger, crush the garlic and mix with the soy sauce, peppercorns, and lime zest and juice. Mix well, then pour over the chicken and leave to marinate for at least 10 mins, or up to 24 hrs.
  2. Line a grill rack with foil and brush lightly with oil. Lay the chicken on the foil, then curl the edges of the foil up slightly to catch the juices. Grill under moderate heat for 6-8 mins, then turn the chicken over and cook for a further 6-8 mins until cooked. If you are cooking this on the barbecue, cook for the same timings but make sure the coals are not too fierce. Transfer to a serving dish, then carefully pour over any remaining cooking juices. Serve with wedges of lime for squeezing over.
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Mary says...

You can cook this dish straight away, or if you have time you can keep it in the fridge for up to a day while the flavours work their magic. This recipe is based on one I found in an old South African cookbook, which said that tamborine is a local name for a lime tree.

Per serving

225 kcalories, protein 37.0g, carbohydrate 2.0g, fat 8.0 g, saturated fat 2.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 1.0g, salt 0.87 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2007.

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  • 13 November 2007

    buenprovecho rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This quickly became a family favourite. Great flavour.

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  • 19 November 2007

    Avril commented on this recipe

    I made double the quantity of this recipe and had half for dinner and sliced the other half up for sandwiches the next day a really tasty easy recipe which i have made time and again

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  • 25 February 2008

    Katie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A great recipe. My daughter made this dish on Saturday for a South African food project and it was a hit with all the family. It will be great in the summer cooked on the BBQ. Goes very well with the Yellow Rice and apricot blatjang.

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  • 10 March 2008

    delosriscos commented on this recipe

    This is a great dish, I made it with boiled basmati rice with a lemon sauce. Delicious,

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  • 12 May 2008

    Carol Wilson commented on this recipe

    I left the chicken to marinade all day and the result was wonderful. Will definitely make it again. How much garlic should be used as there is no mention of it in the recipe? I used a clove as I thought it might overpower the lime and ginger.

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  • 25 May 2008

    Loveheart rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I had a mini disaster... no chicken boobs and no lime... improvised tho with a lemon and some chick thighs... baked in the oven still as scrummy....

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  • 19 June 2008

    HayleyGrice rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really simple to prepare and cook. I halved the recipe and used skinless chicken as that's what I had in. Also baked it instead of grilling - 30 mins at 200 degrees. I scrunched the foil close as suggested and it made the chicken really moist.

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  • 28 July 2008

    Clarinda rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Just delicious. Left to marinate for a day and then cooked in the oven but on a grill over a tray to catch all the juice. Used chicken thighs as I think have more taste and although I don't usually eat the skin, I did this time. Popped under the grill before serving to crispen them up. Very good.

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  • 26 September 2008

    pupsiecola commented on this recipe

    I made this for a BBQ and EVERYONE loved it. One set of friends (complete foodies!) asked for the recipe and have cooked it themselves since. I used breasts on the bone. My husband had the leftovers (not that there were many!) in sarnies the next day. Will definitely use again.

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  • 06 August 2009

    ragland_park rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I also made the recipe for a bbq (used drumsticks and thighs) after marinating overnight. Perhaps my limes weren't the tastiest because I thought the dish could have done with a little more flavour! I'm very interested to know how much garlic should be used though as I would make again adding more than one clove of garlic.

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  • 15 November 2009

    sneauxdrop rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    In my rush to get this prepped, I didn't notice the mention of garlic and didn't put it in. Perhaps if I had, it would have given the recipe more oomph. As it was, it was tasty but not remarkable. I will do this recipe again but with the garlic. A good recipe to prepare ahead.

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  • 04 March 2010

    clairedude rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 19 May 2011

    lambchop commented on this recipe

    can you cook this in a oven

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  • 27 August 2011

    toffeelady rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty indeed! Cooked this for 2 but kept the quantities for the marinade as if for 4, used 2 cloves of garlic and popped it under the grill. Served this with rice with red onion, sweetcorn & mangetout -perfect, will make again!

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  • 07 October 2011

    ShaneUK commented on this recipe

    This dish is amazing! Have cooked it twice now. Works well done in the oven instead of grill (200c for around 25-30 minutes)

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  • 02 November 2011

    Limey rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    delish, i love this combination of flavours.

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  • 27 March 2012

    Elizabeth commented on this recipe

    Just chucking out some old GF magazines - liked the look of this one - The recipe actually states 2 garlic cloves - just to let everyone know. Not tried it yet though

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  • 17 April 2013

    DaMadBarMan rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was such an easy recipe 2 follow, took it that garlic was 2 personal taste so just used 2 cloves. Very tasty and will be doing this one again :-D

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 12 - 15 mins

Low-fat

Low-fat barbecue dish

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Per serving

225 kcalories, protein 37.0g, carbohydrate 2.0g, fat 8.0 g, saturated fat 2.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 1.0g, salt 0.87 g

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