A sizzling summer barbecue recipe from Kathy’s Kitchen!
Ingredients:
- 10 skinless bone-in chicken thighs
Glaze:
- ¾ c soy sauce
- ½ c balsamic vinegar
- ½ c brown sugar
- 1 Tb minced garlic
- 1 Tb fresh ginger
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- ¼ c toasted sesame oil
Instructions:
- In a small saucepan, over medium-low heat, combine soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar. Cook until reduced by half, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and add the garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes. Cool slightly and then whisk in the oil. Reserve ½ cup of the glaze for basting the chicken.
- Put the thighs in a large bowl, pour in the glaze, and toss to coat. Refrigerate until you are ready to grill.
- If using a charcoal grill, prepare the grill for direct and indirect cooking over medium heat. Place the soaked cedar plank over direct medium heat and close the lid. After 5 to 10 minutes, when the plank begins to smoke and char, turn the plank over.
- Remove the thighs from the bowl and discard the glaze with which they were coated. Arrange the thighs on the smoking plank and cook over direct medium heat, with the lid closed, for 5 to 10 minutes. Then move the plank over indirect medium heat and continue cooking, with the lid closed as much as possible, until the juices run clear, 35 to 40 minutes, basting occasionally with the reserved glaze during the last 10 to 15 minutes of grilling time. Remove from the grill and baste with the reserved glaze once more before serving.
Serves 4 to 6