Coffee-Marinated Chicken Breasts under a Brick

Ingredients

• Marinade

  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) strong coffee, cooled
  • 1/3 cup (75 ml) sugar
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) Sichuan peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) salt
  • 4 skinless and boneless chicken breast halves
  • 2 bricks, individually wrapped in aluminum foil