From Our Recipe Box to Yours....Saturday Edition

     Whenever I am out and about in town, all I can smell is grilling food!! Yum! All I want to do is rush home and start grilling my own suppers. Since I am always looking for new food inspirations, I thought I'd look up some new grilling recipes. This one caught my eye on http://thebeeroness.com/2013/07/12/honey-porter-glazed-chicken-skewers/

Honey Porter Glazed Chicken Skewers

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 cloves garlic, grated with a microplane (or minced)
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/2 cup porter or stout beer
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes
• ½ tsp Dijon mustard
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ¼ tsp pepper
• 1 tbs olive oil
• ¼ cup chopped shallots (about 1 medium shallot)
• 6 boneless skinless chicken thigh fillets, cut into cubes
• oil for the grill
• Chopped cilantro for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1. In a small bowl whisk together the garlic, honey, porter, red pepper flakes, mustard, soy sauce and pepper. Add the chicken cubes, refrigerate for 1 hour and up to overnight.
2. Remove the chicken from marinade (reserve the marinade) thread the chicken through wooden skewers.
3. In a pot over medium high heat, add the olive oil and shallots. Sautee until shallots have softened, about 5 minutes. Add marinade and boil, stirring frequently, until reduced and thickened, about 8 minutes.
Grill directions:
4. Preheat grill to medium high.
5. Brush the grill lightly with oil.
6. Brush the chicken with the glaze, place on the grill. Brush with glaze and turn every 2-4 minutes until cooked through, about 10 minutes.
7. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro prior to serving.
Oven directions:
8. Preheat the oven to 400. Place chicken on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil. Brush liberally with glaze. Roast at 400 for 30-40 minutes, brushing with glaze every 8-10 minutes until cooked through.
9. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro prior to serving.

I really do need some more practice grilling anyway, so why not try something new?:)