Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken (can use breast or thighs)
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons freshly grated onion (I use the microplane)
- 1 garlic clove, grated
- 1 cup cola (such as coca-cola)
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
Preparation
Step 1
1. Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan. Add grated onion and garlic to pan and saute for 1 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in cola and next four ingredients (through chili powder); bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes or until sauce thickens. While sauce is cooking, preheat the grill to medium-high heat. Once sauce is done, remove 1/3 cup of sauce to take out to the grill.
2. Combine sugar, paprika, salt and cumin. Rub spice mixture into both sides of chicken. Place chicken on grill coated with cooking spray; using the 1/3 cup of reserved sauce, baste chicken with ~3 Tablespoons of sauce and grill 5 minutes. Flip over, baste with 3 more Tablespoons of sauce and cook additional 5-7 minutes depending on thickness of chicken. Serve with reserved sauce (you’ll have about 1/2 cup left). Yields: 5-6 breasts. Recipe modified from Cooking Light.
COOK’S NOTES: there will be enough BBQ sauce leftover if you want to throw some shrimp on the grill as well.