Tequila Glazed Chicken With Jalapeño Recipes

TEQUILA LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the tequila, lime juice, orange juice, chili powder, jalapeno pepper, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add the chicken breasts. Refrigerate overnight.
• Heat a grill with coals and brush the rack with oil to prevent the chicken from sticking. Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade, sprinkle well with salt and pepper, and grill them skin-side down for about 5 minutes, until nicely browned. Turn the chicken and cook for another 10 minutes, until just cooked through. Remove from the grill to a plate. Cover tightly and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature.

TEQUILA-GLAZED CHICKEN WITH JALAPEñO

Steps:

• Mix coriander, salt, and red pepper. Sprinkle mixture all over chicken. Arrange chicken, skin side up, on baking sheet; cover and chill at least 6 hours or overnight.
• Combine orange juice, tequila, brown sugar, honey, 1 jalapeño, and shallot in small saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until mixture thickens slightly, about 10 minutes. Add 1 more jalapeño if more heat is desired. Cool glaze. Transfer 3 tablespoons glaze to small bowl and set aside for serving.
• Spray grill with nonstick spray. Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Arrange chicken, skin side up, on grill. Grill 15 minutes, turning occasionally. Brush chicken with glaze in saucepan. Turn chicken over; brush with glaze. Grill until juices run clear when pierced with fork or until instant-read thermometer inserted into chicken registers 170°F, turning and brushing occasionally with glaze, about 10 minutes longer. Transfer to platter. Spoon reserved glaze over.

TEQUILA HONEY GLAZED CHICKEN WITH JALAPENO

Steps:

• Mix coriander, salt and pepper. Sprinkle over chicken. Cover and chill at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium low and cook till slightly thick about 10 minutes. Set aside some sauce if you'd like some to serve with cooked chicken. Cool sauce.
• Heat grill and cook chicken until done turning frequently and basting with sauce. Cook time will vary on cut of chicken used.
• Serve as desired and with sauce if you'd like.
• I like to serve this sliced into strips atop salad greens. The Southwest Ranch Salad Dressing by Parsley on this site goes well with this chicken.

JALAPEñO-GLAZED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Stir jelly, cilantro, vinegar and chili in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until glaze comes to simmer. Reserve 1/4 cup glaze in saucepan; pour remaining glaze into small bowl.
• Brush chicken all over with glaze from bowl. Set pan of reserved glaze at edge of barbecue to rewarm. Place chicken, skin side down, on barbecue. Grill 4 minutes; brush with glaze from bowl. Using tongs, turn chicken over. Grill 5 minutes. Brush with glaze from bowl. Turn chicken again and grill until cooked through, about 2 minutes longer.
• Transfer chicken to plates. Spoon glaze in saucepan over and serve.