Spicy Honey Chicken

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None of my usual winner, winner chicken dinners was doing it for me tonight. So I spent some time with my friends Google and Pinterest and found this recipe for Spicy Honey Chicken by Our Best Bites. Ding, Ding, Ding….we have a winner! :-)

I didn’t feel like going to the trouble of starting charcoal to grill it outside, so I decided to use my ancient little George Foreman grill. It actually worked great…just prepared for a fair amount of smokiness when you put the honey glaze on! Just throw open the windows…it will be worth it!

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Ingredients

  • RUB:
  • 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs, about 2 lbs (the original recipe SWEARS by the chicken THIGHS being best in this recipe…and that may be! The chicken breasts cut into strips worked fine for me!)
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
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  • 2 teaspoons granulated garlic
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon coriander (omitted…couldn’t find any in my cupboard)
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili powder (didn’t have any…didn’t feel like going to the store for it…just used a little extra regular chili powder)
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  • GLAZE:
  • 1/2 cup Honey
  • 1 Tablespoon Cider Vinegar (only had Red Wine Vinegar…worked just fine!)

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the rub spices in bowl and mix well.

Use kitchen shears to trim off any excess fat from the chicken pieces. Pat dry. Drizzle oil over chicken and rub in with your hands to lightly coat all the pieces. Then toss chicken with the spice rub to coat all sides well. Grill chicken for 3-5 minutes on each side, until cooked through.

While chicken is cooking, warm honey in the microwave so it’s not so thick. Add the vinegar and combine well. Reserve 2 Tablespoons honey glaze for later. (I didn’t do this, just used it all on the chicken.) Take the rest and brush on chicken (both sides) in the final moments of grilling.

I’m gonna warn you that this can make a hot mess, literally. It’s sugar, and it’s gonna drip. But the smelly smoke is worth it for a minute or two. Just leave your grill on for a few minutes after the chicken is done to burn off any excess glaze. It’s totally worth it once you taste this stuff.

If you don’t have a bbq, try it on an indoor grill pan or use your broiler. Just be sure to open a window in case you burn your glaze! (Important…it WILL smoke up a bit!)

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