Spicy Plum Chicken Thighs
The plum sauce that coats the chicken thighs creates a slightly sweeter tasting barbecue sauce. It is important that you don’t cook the thighs over too high a heat otherwise this could result in the sauce burning.
Ingrediënten
- 8 Chicken Thighs Skin On And Bone In
- Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Plum Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Peanut Oil
- 1 Small Coarsely Chopped Onion
- 4 Cloves Garlic Coarsely Chopped
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Coarsely Chopped Ginger
- 1 Coarsely Chopped Thai Chili
- ¼ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ Teaspoon Ground Cloves
- 680 gram Red or Purple Plums Pitted and Coarsely Chopped
- 60 ml Honey
- 60 ml Soy Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Fresh Lime Juice
- 1 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar
Instructies
- Before you do anything else you need to make the plum sauce.
- To do this in a medium size saucepan place the oil and heat it up.
- When it is hot enough add the onions and garlic and cook until they are soft.
- Then add to these the ginger, cinnamon, Thai chili and cloves and cook for 2 minutes.
- Now you need to add the rest of the ingredients listed above and cook until the plums have softened and the sauce has started to thicken.
- Then place the mixture into a food processor or blender and mix them until smooth.
- Pour into a bowl and allow to cool.
- After making the sauce you need to heat the barbecue up to a medium low indirect heat for cooking the chicken thighs.
- Just before you place the chicken thighs on to the grill lightly oil it first and season the thighs with salt and pepper.
- Cook on either side until they turn a light golden brown between 1 and 5 minutes.
- Now brush one side of the chicken with the plum sauce made earlier and turn the thighs over and continue cooking for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Once this time has elapsed brush the sides of the thighs facing you with more sauce and again turn them over to cook for another 3 to 4 minutes.
- You should continue turning and basting the thighs with the plum sauce until they are cooked through.
- You will find that they will be cooked through properly after 15 to 20 minutes.
- However if you are unsure just insert a skewer in to the thickest part of the thigh.
- If you notice the juices running out are clear then the chicken is cooked.
- Please don’t forget to keep the thighs at a good height above the heat to prevent them and the sauce from burning.
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