Grilled Chicken with Asian Barbecue Sauce
Grilled Chicken with Asian Barbecue Sauce is a healthy, simple, fabulous way to enjoy chicken. This homemade sauce is thick, salty, and strong, Elevating your grilled chicken to superb.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time40 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Servings: 4
Author: Amy Stafford
- 6 garlic cloves unpeeled
- 1 ½ teaspoons black pepper
- 1 onion coarsely chopped
- 1 ½ tablespoons vegetable oil
- ½ cup oyster sauce
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- ? cup water
- ¼ cup white wine vinegar
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts or 1 1/2 pound of chicken wings
Sauce:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Wrap the garlic cloves in foil with a teaspoon of olive oil and bake for about 30 minutes, until soft. (I roasted a whole head of garlic and kept the extra cloves for bread and sauces throughout the week).
Squeeze cloves out of skin into a small bowl.
Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook covered for about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally until caramelized.
Add Oyster sauce, pepper and 6 cloves of garlic to pan and cook a minute or two.
Add soy and cook a two minutes.
Add water and vinegar and allow to boil and cook till sauce is thick. About five minutes.
Remove from heat and let cool about 5 minutes. Add to blender and puree for about 30 seconds.
Store sauce in a Ball Jar. Pour desired amount to use in separate bowl when you glaze chicken.
Chicken:
Place chicken on plate and lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Heat grill to medium-high heat.
Grill chicken for 7 minutes and flip.
Cook for additional 7 minutes.
Lower grill heat to medium. Add sauce to completely cover chicken, turn and cover both sides.
Cook for 2 minutes more.
Remove and enjoy