Barbecued Chicken

Title:
Barbecued Chicken

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Chinese,
Poultry




Ingredients:





          Stephen Ceideburg


     3 lb Chicken, cut into 8 pieces,


          -skin and fat removed, or:


     8    Skinless chicken breasts or


          -thighs


   1/3 c  Tomato ketchup


   1/4 c  Hoisin sauce


     1 tb Cider vinegar


     1 tb Unsulfured molasses


     1 ts Reduced-sodium soy sauce


     1 ts Chinese chili paste with


          -garlic






 Precooking the chicken in the microwave or gently poaching it on the


 stovetop before finishing it on the grill ensures that the meat is cooked


 through but the sauce is not charred If you like a hotter sauce, increase


 the amount of chili paste.


 


 Arrange chicken pieces in a micro-proof dish, with the thickest parts


 toward the outside of the dish. Cover with vented plastic wrap and


 microwave at HIGH (100%) 8 to 10 minutes, or until tender, turning pieces


 twice.


 


 Alternatively, in a wide sauce-pan, cover chicken with cold water and bring


 to a simmer, skimming off any froth. Simmer gently until chicken is tender,


 10 to 12 minutes.


 


 Meanwhile, prepare the grill or preheat the broiler. In a small bowl, whisk


 together remaining ingredients.


 


 With tongs, remove the chicken from the dish or sauce pan and brush both


 sides generously with barbecue sauce. Grill over medium-high heat or broil,


 basting with the barbecue sauce often, until the chicken is glazed on the


 outside and no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes on each side.


 


 From an article by Susanne A. Davis, The San Mateo Times, 5/25/93.


 


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