Balsamic Grilled Chicken With Spicy Honey Bacon Glaze Food

SPICY HONEY GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together first 7 ingredients (all the dry spices.).
• Place chicken pieces in the large bowl and toss to coat. Make sure each piece of chicken is entirely covered with the spice mix.
• Line a baking pan with foil and place coated chicken pieces on it with space between each piece.
• In a small bowl, mix honey and vinegar with a whisk and set aside.
• Put chicken under the broiler for 5 minutes.
• Turn chicken pieces once, and cook for another 5 minutes.
• Take out and drizzle or brush on 1/2 of the honey mixture. Cook 3 minutes.
• Turn pieces one last time and brush on the other half of the honey mixture. Cook until done, and keep warm in the oven until ready to serve.

GRILLED BALSAMIC CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Whisk together balsamic vinegar, olive oil, honey, Dijon mustard, garlic, basil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
• Combine chicken and 1/2 of the marinade in a resealable plastic bag. Marinate chicken for 1 hour to overnight. Reserve the other 1/2 of the marinade until grilling.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, to approximately 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly oil the grate.
• Remove chicken from marinade and discard used marinade.
• Place chicken on the hot grill and baste with reserved marinade. Lower grill to medium and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 6 to 8 minutes per side. Baste with marinade on each side when flipping chicken. Chicken should reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken from grill, cover, and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

BALSAMIC GRILLED CHICKEN WITH SPICY HONEY BACON GLAZE

Steps:

• In a large ziplock bag, squish together 1/3 C balsamic vinegar, 3/4 C oil, 3 T brown sugar, and 2 T steak seasoning. Add the chicken thighs or salmon filets. Seal and refrigerate for a few hours. (If you are marinading salmon filets, grill them after 1-2 hours at the longest or it will get mush. If you are doing chicken, you can do it 2-3 days in advance if you want.)
• Preheat your grill to medium-high heat.
• Make the glaze: In a large pan, cook the bacon until it is crisp. then remove to a paper towel lined plate and let cool. If you didn't chop it, crumble it now. Set aside
• Drain the grease from the pan, but don't clean it. Add the honey, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce. Let it bubble oer medium hat. Once it is bubbly, add in the chopped bacon. Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes until it has thickened lightly, then remove from heat. The glaze will continue to thicken as it cools
• Brush the grill with oil to prevent sticking. Grill the chicken or salmon over medium-high heat. Baste the chicken with the glaze. Discard the marinade or use it to brush the fresh veggies you are grilling. Cook 2-4 minutes per side, until it is no longer pink for the chicken, or until it flakes tenderly with a fork for the salmon.

HONEY-BALSAMIC GLAZED GRILLED CHICKEN W/ ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Get the glaze started --
• * 1 cup quality balsamic vinegar.
• * 1 T quality honey.
• * 2 T butter.
• Simmer balsamic vinegar until it has reduced by 2/3rds. Add honey, stir until thoroughly mixed. Then add butter, 1 T at a time, and mix until dissolved and velvety before adding the next tablespoon of butter.
• While you are making the sauce. Grill the chicken and asparagus . I use a cast iron grill on my stove top. Could definitely use your outdoor grill too.
• Spray chicken with a garlic olive oil and top with a sprinkle of Herbs de Provence on each piece. Grill until cooked thoroughly.
• Grill the asparagus. Also spray with the garlic olive oil and sprinkle with Herbs de Provence. I also added a tiny bit of salt and pepper to both the chicken and the asparagus. This doesn't take long -- about 4-5 minutes.
• To plate the dish --
• Drizzle about a tablespoon of sauce on the plate. Top with chicken and asparagus. Drizzle the top the dish with extra sauce. Add cracked pepper.
• Serves 4.