Experiment: Honey-Garlic, Lemon and Rosemary Chicken

A couple of days ago I posted a short post about the herb rosemary. When I first started looking at stuff about rosemary, I wasn't planning on mentioning it, until I had my first mug of rosemary tea, and then I knew I had to share it.

Well, I have something else to share. An experiment! I had some chicken to cook, and I wanted to try marinading the meat in rosemary. My next thought was to add lemon juice and ginger, but we didn't have any good fresh ginger/I forgot we had ginger powder.

My next thought was of Honey-Garlic, but wait! would that work with rosemary? There was only one way to try, and my parents let me use them as guinea pigs (they're great like that).

A few years ago I was told the "perfect ratio" of oil to acidic for a marinade. Unfortunately I've forgotten what it is, but it hasn't stopped me yet! I tend to have a higher concentration of acidic (like lemon juice, lime juice, or vinegar) then oil, but my mom is the opposite and no matter who cooks the meat tastes good. So until I am told that perfect ratio again, I'd say it's up to you, and your taste buds!

Back to the chicken.

My ingredients ended up something like this:
2-3 tablespoons of lemon juice
2 fresh cloves of garlic
1-2 tablespoons of olive oil
2-ish teaspoons of rosemary sticks
2 chicken breasts cut bite-sized pieces

I mixed everything, and let it sit soaking for a few hours while I did random chores/school.
My chicken dinner is shown bellow pre-devouring, sitting on a bed of barley, with green beans on the side.

A delicious experiment. Remember to think outside the box, try new foods, and never forget to experiment with flavours. :)