Best Sticky Grilled Chicken Recipes

STICKY HONEY-CHILI GARLIC GRILLED CHICKEN WITH CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the chili garlic sauce, honey, rice vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and garlic. Bring to a low simmer over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and cook about 10 minutes. Spoon 1/4 cup of the mixture into a small bowl, whisk in the cornstarch until combined and then whisk back into the saucepan. Let simmer an additional 10 minutes to thicken. Let cool completely.
• Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken and place in a 9-by-13-inch pan. Pour half of the chili garlic mixture over the chicken and toss to coat; reserve the remaining sauce. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate for 4 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake the chicken, covered in foil, for 35 to 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the grill to medium high.
• Remove the chicken from the oven and grill, basting with the reserved sauce, until the skin is crispy, a few minutes per side. (Alternatively, the chicken can be finished under the broiler. Remove the foil from the pan and put under the broiler for a few minutes until the skin is crispy.)
• Transfer the chicken to a serving platter, spoon the remaining reserved sauce over the top and garnish with cilantro. Serve with the Cucumber Salad.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the vinegar and honey until emulsified. Add the cucumbers and cilantro and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until serving time.

STICKY GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook garlic, ginger, spices, and 1 tsp. kosher salt in oil in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add pomegranate juice and boil until reduced to 1 cup, 12 to 19 minutes. Remove from heat, and then add jam and molasses and stir until jam has melted. Cool (it will thicken slightly). Transfer 3/4 cup sauce to a bowl and reserve for serving.
• Prepare grill for indirect heat cooking over medium hot charcoal (medium heat for gas).
• Pat chicken dry and season all over with 4 tsp. kosher salt. Oil grill rack, then grill chicken (in batches if necessary) skin side down first, directly over coals (covered only if using gas grill), turning once, until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Move to area with no coals underneath (or over turned off burner for gas) and brush with some of sauce. Continue to grill, partially covered for charcoal (covered for gas), turning and brushing with sauce occasionally, until cooked through and well-glazed, 7 to 8 minutes for breasts, 15 to 20 minutes for dark meat.

GRILLED HOT, SWEET AND STICKY CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl whisk together the first 9 ingredients (ketchup through chili powder).
• Rinse the chicken wings under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
• Place in a large, resealable plastic bag and pour in the marinade.
• Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly.
• Turn the bag to distribute the marinade.
• Place in a bowl and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours, turning occasionally.
• Remove the wings from the bag and discard the marinade.
• Lightly brush or spray the wings with olive oil.
• Sear over direct, medium heat on the grill until well marked, 4-6 minutes, turning once halfway through searing time.
• Continue grilling over INDIRECT medium heat until the meat is no longer pink near the bone, 10-12 minutes.
• Serve hot with napkins.

STICKY GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the ketchup, marmalade, garlic, vinegar, red pepper, chili powder, and mustard.
• Heat grill to medium. Place the chicken, skin-side up, over indirect heat, close lid, and cook for 25 minutes. Brush the glaze over the skin and continue to cook, brushing once more with the glaze, until cooked through, about 20 minutes more.