Tequila-Glazed Chicken with Jalapeño

Name: Tequila-Glazed Chicken with Jalapeño
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kilograms cut-up (best of fryer) chicken; 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt; 2 Tbsps (packed) golden brown sugar; 2 Tbsps honey; 1 to 2 red jalapeño chiles with seeds, finely chopped; 79 milliliters orange juice or pineapple juice; 1 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper; 1 shallot, minced; 59 milliliters gold or silver tequila

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Tequila-Glazed Chicken with Jalapeño Head to the store and pick up silver tequila, honey, golden brown sugar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the golden brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Chewy Brown Sugar & Brown Ale Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

Mix coriander, salt, and red pepper.

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Red Pepper

Coriander

Salt

Sprinkle mixture all over chicken. Arrange chicken, skin side up, on baking sheet; cover and chill at least 6 hours or overnight.

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Whole Chicken

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Baking Sheet

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.

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Orange Juice

Brown Sugar

Shallot

Tequila

Honey

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Add 1 more jalapeño if more heat is desired. Cool glaze.

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Glaze

Transfer 3 tablespoons glaze to small bowl and set aside for serving.

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Glaze

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Bowl

Spray grill with nonstick spray. Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Arrange chicken, skin side up, on grill. Grill 15 minutes, turning occasionally.

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Whole Chicken

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Grill

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.

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Whole Chicken

Glaze

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Kitchen Thermometer