Roasted Chicken Grilled With Hot Pepper Pears And Honey Recipes

BALSAMIC CHICKEN & PEARS

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook until a thermometer reads 165°, 8-10 minutes. Remove., Meanwhile, stir together next 5 ingredients until blended. Pour into skillet; add pears and dried cherries. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until pears are tender, about 5 minutes. Return chicken to skillet; simmer, uncovered, until heated through, 3-5 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with additional minced rosemary.

CHICKEN WITH CARAMELIZED PEARS

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, brown chicken in butter; remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute onion until tender. Add pears and brown sugar; cook 3 minutes longer. Stir in vinaigrette and thyme., Return chicken to skillet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 4-6 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Meanwhile, cook rice according to package directions. Serve with chicken.

SHEET-PAN ROASTED CHICKEN WITH PEARS AND ARUGULA

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 450 degrees with a rack in the center.
• Pat the chicken dry and trim excess fat and skin. Sprinkle all over with 2 teaspoons salt, and season with pepper. In a small bowl, mix together the red-pepper flakes, cumin, coriander, ginger and oil. On a sheet pan, rub the chicken and pears all over with the mixture. Arrange chicken skin-side up and pears skin-side down. Cook until the chicken is cooked through (165 degrees at the thickest part) and the pears are tender, 25 to 30 minutes. During the last 5 minutes, add the sunflower seeds to the pan. If there's a lot of fat when finished cooking, tilt the pan and spoon it off until there's a light coating on the surface of the pan.
• Scatter the arugula on top, and squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon over the pan. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Top with herbs, if using. Cut the remaining lemon half in quarters and serve.

GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat greased grill to medium heat.
• Grill chicken and peppers 6 to 8 min. on each side or until chicken is done (165°F) and peppers are tender and slightly blackened, brushing chicken with 1 Tbsp. dressing for the last 2 min.
• Remove chicken and peppers from grill; set chicken aside. Cut peppers into strips; place in medium bowl. Add remaining dressing; mix lightly.
• Serve chicken topped with peppers.

ROASTED CHICKEN GRILLED WITH HOT PEPPER PEARS AND HONEY

Steps:

• To Make Tuscan Rosemary Rub: Combine all of the ingredients. Use as directed in a recipe; can be stored in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Reserve 2 tablespoons for this recipe.
• To Make Peking Crackle: Combine all of the ingredients. Serve at room temperature. Refrigerate in a tightly closed container for up to 1 month. Bring back to room temperature before serving. This makes about 1/2 cup; reserve for this recipe.
• To Grill the Chicken: Heat the grill.
• For a gas grill: Use Indirect heat, medium (325º to 350ºF). If using a 3-burner grill--middle burner off or 2-burner grill--1 side off.
• For a charcoal grill: Indirect heat, medium ash and split the charcoal bed (about 2 dozen coals per side & have ready about 20 replacement coals) with a heavy-duty drip pan set between banks of charcoal.
• TO PREPARE THE CHICKEN:.
• Mix 1 tablespoon of the rub with the butter by mashing them with a fork on a clean work surface until well blended.
• Separate the skin from the breast and legs of the chicken and gently but firmly insert your index finger under the skin at the neck end of the chicken. Move it around, separating the skin from the meat underneath. Gradually ease your whole hand under the skin, loosening the skin from the breast, legs, and drumsticks.
• Spoon the herb butter under the skin and push it evenly over the breast and legs of the chicken by rubbing the skin to spread the butter.
• Spoon the remaining 1 tablespoon rub into the interior of the chicken and rub it over the walls of the internal cavity. Tie the legs of the chicken together with kitchen twine.
• Brush the grill grate and coat it with oil. Put the chicken on the grill away from the heat, cover the grill, and cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast registers about 170°F, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Baste with half the glaze during the last 20 minutes of cooking. (See note below.) If your grill has a temperature gauge, it should stay at around 350°F If you are using charcoal, you will probably have to replenish the coals after the first hour.
• Meanwhile, cut the pears in half lengthwise, remove the core with a melon baller and coat the pear halves with the oil.
• During the last 10 minutes of cooking, put the pears directly over the heat, and cook until browned and tender, brushing with the remaining glaze and turning once.
• Remove the chicken and pears to a large serving platter, lifting the chicken with tongs and using a spatula for support. Let rest for 8 to 10 minutes; carve and serve.
• NOTE REGARDING THE PEKING CRACKLE: This salty, sweet and savory glaze is delicious on any poultry. It is best used with indirect grilling. If used directly over a flame, watch its progress very carefully. It can reduce to a blackened sheen in a few untended seconds.