A handful of pantry ingredients, highlighted by miso makes for a full-flavored marinade sure to amplify the flavor of these chicken cutlets. Crunchy and refreshing quick pickles are perfect for brightening up this colorful grilled dinner.
Make the chicken: Preheat a grill to medium high and oil the grates. Whisk the miso, mirin, rice vinegar, soy sauce, ginger and toasted sesame oil in a bowl.
Place the chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and pound with a heavy skillet or the flat side of a meat mallet until an even 1/2-inch thickness. Marinate the chicken in the miso mixture while you make the quick pickles.
Make the quick pickles: Combine the cucumbers, carrot, red onion and chile in a nonreactive bowl. In a small saucepan, heat the ginger, rice vinegar, sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Pour over the vegetables and add 4 ice cubes. Refrigerate, stirring once or twice, until chilled, 30 minutes. Drain.
Season the chicken with salt and pepper and grill until browned and well marked, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and grill until the chicken is cooked through, about 2 more minutes.
Top the chicken with the quick pickles.
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