GRILLED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH SAUCE AU CHIEN

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This recipe has me getting the grill set up - grilling weather is coming & this recipe by Mark Bitman is going to start off the season! Came to me by email... out of the blue! Serve with steamed rice, bright hot pineapple-habanero salsa & crunchy cucumber, sweet red pepper salad.

Provided by Busters friend

Categories     Chicken Thigh & Leg

Time 50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 tablespoon garlic, slivered (or minced)
6 scallions, trimmed and minced
1 jalapeno pepper, stemmed, seeded, minced (habanero, Scotch bonnet OK too, or Asian Chile paste or crushed red pepper flakes)
salt, to taste
black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
1/2 teaspoon allspice, ground (to taste)
1 tablespoon peanut oil
2 lbs chicken thighs, about 8
1 lime, juice of

Steps:

  • Start a charcoal or wood fire, or preheat a gas grill to the maximum, or preheat the broiler. Set the rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
  • Prepare the sauce: Combine the garlic, scallions, Chile, 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper, allspice, and oil in a small bowl. Add 1/2 cup boiling water; stir and let sit.
  • Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and grill or broil it, turning two or three times, until it is cooked through, about 25 minutes.
  • Taste the sauce and adjust with more Chile, salt, pepper, or allspice if needed. Stir in the lime juice.
  • Serve the chicken hot or at room temperature, passing the sauce at the table.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 524.1, Fat 38.2, SaturatedFat 10.6, Cholesterol 191, Sodium 177.2, Carbohydrate 3.5, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 0.8, Protein 39.9

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