Grilled Chicken Southern Style Recipes

Steps:

• 1. FOR MARINADE: Crush dried peppers in food processor. Finely chop cilantro and garlic. Mix together with all other ingredients.
• 2. NOTE: Leave pepper seeds in for more heat, or remove for less. You can also add salt to this recipe, but left out the only sodium is from the reduced sodium Worcestershire sauce.
• 3. Rub both sides of chicken with marinade, place in baking dish, cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• 4. Remove chicken from baking dis and lay out on baking sheet for about 30 min before grilling to allow them to come down closer to room temp.
• 5. Grill on each side for about 10-15 min over med heat, or until done. Grilling time will vary depending on size of chicken.
• 6. Slice or dice and this makes a great taco meal.

Steps:

• Mash brown sugar, garlic, salt, and pepper together in a mortar and pestle to form a paste. Spoon paste into a resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken, coat with the paste, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 8 hours to overnight.
• Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir ketchup, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce into onions; bring to a simmer and cook until flavors blend, about 10 minutes.
• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Remove chicken from bag and discard marinade.
• Cook chicken on the preheated grill until lightly browned on all sides, about 1 minute per side.
• Turn off one of the grill burners or move the coals and move chicken so there is no heat source directly below it.
• Baste drumsticks with the sauce and cook another 10 minutes; turn again and baste chicken with sauce. Continue to grill drumsticks until juices run clear, 10 to 15 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).