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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
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Amy Stafford

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

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