Yucatan Chicken Skewers with Peanut-Red Chile BBQ Sauce and Red Cabbage Slaw
Yucatan Chicken Skewers with Peanut-Red Chile BBQ Sauce and Red Cabbage Slaw might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 831 calories, 38g of protein, and 48g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. If you have mint leaves, cilantro leaves, squeezed lime juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe.
Instructions
1
Skewer each half chicken thigh with 2 skewers so that they lay flat.
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Chicken Thighs
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Skewers
2
Place the chicken in a large shallow baking dish.
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Whole Chicken
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Baking Pan
3
Whisk together the orange juice, lime juice, honey, oil, chili powder, and garlic.
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Chili Powder
Orange Juice
Lime Juice
Garlic
Honey
Cooking Oil
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Whisk
4
Pour over thighs and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 4 hours.
5
Preheat grill to high or grill pan over high heat.
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Grill
6
Remove thighs from the marinade and season with salt and pepper on both sides. Grill for 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until just cooked through.
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Salt And Pepper
Marinade
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Grill
7
Remove chicken from skewer, place in a butter lettuce leaf, drizzle with some of the peanut-red chili sauce, and top with slaw, mint, and chopped peanuts.
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Butter Lettuce
Chili Sauce
Whole Chicken
Peanuts
Mint
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Skewers
8
Heat the oil in medium saucepan over medium heat; add the ginger and cook until soft. Increase heat to high, add the BBQ sauce and chicken stock and cook, stirring occasionally, until reduced by half.
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Chicken Stock
Barbecue Sauce
Ginger
Cooking Oil
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Sauce Pan
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Whisk in the soy sauce, peanut butter, chipotle puree, and honey and cook until thickened, 20 to 30 minutes.
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Chipotle Chile Puree
Peanut Butter
Soy Sauce
Honey
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Whisk
10
Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan.
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Cooking Oil
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Sauce Pan
11
Add the onions and cook until soft, 3 to 4 minutes.
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Onion
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Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
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Garlic
13
Add the tomatoes and water, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
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Tomato
Water
14
Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for an additional 30 to 40 minutes until thickened, stirring occasionally.
15
Transfer the mixture to a food processor and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
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Salt And Pepper
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Food Processor
16
Pour into a bowl and allow to cool at room temperature. Sauce will keep for 1 week in the refrigerator stored in a tightly sealed container.
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Sauce
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Bowl
17
Place cabbage and onion in a large bowl.
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Cabbage
Onion
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Bowl
18
Whisk together the vinegar, orange juice, oil and honey and pour over the cabbage.
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Orange Juice
Cabbage
Vinegar
Honey
Cooking Oil
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Whisk
19
Add the cilantro and season with salt and pepper.
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Salt And Pepper
Cilantro
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Let sit at room temperature for 20 minutes before serving.