Bbq Grilled Apricot Ginger Chicken Breasts Recipes

GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST WITH GINGER AND SOY

Steps:

• Combine the 1 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, half of the lime juice, ginger, and garlic, and 1/4 cup cilantro in the bottom of each of 2 large freezer bags. Put 2 chicken breasts in each bag and get them coated with the marinade. Then set the bags on a work surface, force the air out and seal them. Allow chicken to marinade for 1 hour. You can also freeze the chicken right in the marinade at this point. To do so fold each bag over the chicken 3 times, tape them well, and date them. Put it in the freezer for up to 2 months.
• Place a large grill pan on 2 burners over medium-high heat, or preheat an outdoor gas or charcoal grill. Fold a few paper towels into a thick square. Blot some oil on the paper towels and then carefully and quickly wipe the ridges of the gill pan or the hot grates of the grill to make a non-stick surface.
• Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade and season with salt and pepper. Lay the chicken on the hot grill and cook 3 to 5 minutes on each side until charred and firm. Serve with the sesame noodles and cucumber pickles.

BBQ GRILLED APRICOT GINGER CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• For the sauce, in a small saucepan, cook the onion in hot oil until tender.
• Stir in the preserves, ketchup, vinegar and ginger and bring to a boil; reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Preheat grill to medium. Grill chicken, uncovered, until chicken is tender and no longer pink (170 degrees F.), turning once and brushing with sauce only during the last 5 minutes of grilling.
• Reheat remaining sauce and pass along with chicken.

GRILLED APRICOT-MUSTARD GLAZED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Mix all ingredients except chicken until blended.
• Grill 4 min. on each side. Brush with half the mustard mixture. Grill 5 to 8 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF), turning after 3 min. and brushing with remaining mustard mixture.

GRILLED GINGER APRICOT CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Prepare a medium-hot fire in grill.
• In a small saucepan, warm preserves, lemon juice, ginger, mustard, salt and pepper over medium heat, stirring, just until preserves melt, about 2 minutes.
• Grill chicken, skin side down, 10 minutes.
• Turn and grill 5 minutes.
• Brush with some of glaze and continue to grill, turning occasionally and brushing with more glaze, until chicken juice run clear when pricked with a knife, 15 to 20 minutes longer.
• Stop basting about 5 minutes before chicken is done.

GRILLED BBQ CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Combine avocado oil, barbeque sauce, vinegar, garlic, onion powder, paprika, salt, and cayenne and stir until well mixed.
• Place chicken breasts into a bowl or zip-top bag and pour 2/3 of the marinade mixture over, making sure to coat all pieces. Reserve the leftover marinade to brush chicken while grilling. Allow chicken to marinate, 6 to 24 hours for best results.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Cook chicken on the preheated grill, brushing with reserved marinade and turning halfway through cooking time, until no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

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.