Sweet Guava Grilled Chicken
"A sweet and spicy chicken adaptation from Three Guys From Miami."
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 medium limes, juice of
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 - 1⁄4 teaspoon dried ancho chile powder, chipotle chili powder or 1/8-1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (3 lb) chicken, cut-up
- salt, pepper and cumin for seasoning, to taste
-
Glaze
- 1⁄4 cup guava jelly
- 1⁄4 cup apple juice
- 1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
directions
- Mix lime juice, olive oil, cumin, salt, pepper and garlic together. Pour over chicken in a ziploc freezer bag. Force out the excess air and message to coat chicken pieces. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.
- Discard marinade. Pat chicken dry with a paper towel. Season the chicken with additional salt, pepper and a little extra cumin.
- Heat up the burners on a gas grill or light charcoal briquettes to preheat the grilling surface. Grill the chicken over medium heat using an indirect heating method to avoid flare-ups. Cook for approximately 30 minutes, turning occasionally until chicken begins to brown.
- For the glaze, mix guava jelly, apple juice, lemon juice and brown sugar in a 1-quart saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, stirring frequently until glaze thickens and reduces somewhat, about 5 to 10 minutes; remove from heat.
- Brush chicken with glaze mixture frequently during the last 15 minutes of cooking. Once glazed, keep a close eye on the chicken because sugar burns easily and tastes terrible.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
gailanng
United States
I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!
