Cilantro Grilled Chicken With a Sweet and Spicy Sauce

This time of year Felicia and I go a little crazy with all the fresh herbs and produce from the local farmers.  So having a big abundance of cilantro I decided to marinate the chicken with a cilantro pesto and serve it with a sweet and spicy sauce.  It turned out great.  I was feeling like dessert as well so I made brownies to.  That recipe is a different post.  But enjoy these all.  Have fun making these wonderful dishes.

Ingredients

6 Bone In Random Organic Chicken
1 Bunch of Cilantro
5 Cloves of fresh Garlic
2 TBL Grey Poupon Mustard
Salt to Taste
Olive Oil

Cilantro Pesto Marinate

1. Grab a blender or food processor and add your garlic and cilantro leaves.
2. Slowly add olive oil and blend until your desired thickness.
3. Grab a Ziploc bag, place chicken pieces in and add your marinade and mustard, shake around and place in fridge.  You can marinate your chicken for 6 hours or leave over night.

Sweet and Spicy Sauce Ingredients

1 Cup of water

1 Cup of Rice Vinegar

1 Cup of Sugar

2 TBL Garlic (Minced)

2 TBL Fresh Ginger (Minced)

3 TBL Corn Starch

2 TBL Red Pepper Flakes

3 TBL Organic Ketchup

Making Sauce

1. Grab a small sauce pan and add your water and rice vinegar.  Heat up until it boils.
2. As it is boiling add sugar, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes and ketchup.  Let boil for another 5 minutes.
3. Take off burner and add your corn starch.  Let cool and place in fridge for up to 3 weeks.

Grilling The Marinated Chicken 

1. Grab your marinated chicken and put aside.  Heat up a cast iron skillet grill pan or heck your grill.
2. Place chicken pieces on grill and grill on each side 1 minute.
3. Place chicken in a 9x13 pan add the rest of the marinade from the bag to chicken and place in pre-heated oven of 375.
4. Let cook in oven for about 30-35 minutes or until chicken reaches 165 degrees in tempature.
5. Place on a plate with your desired sides and add your awesome homemade sweet and spicy sauce.  
6. Eat your heart out.

This is a great dish for when you have guests and it goes great with a bottle of Pinot Gris from Oregon.  Enjoy everyone.