Terlingua Chicken

Name: Terlingua Chicken
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts; 8 canned jalapeno peppers (whole); 1/4 cup jalapeno juice (from canned jalapeno peppers); 2 cups white corn syrup; 1/4 teaspoon chili powder; 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

Submitted by Julie in TX

"This recipe for chicken with a kick, came from a Dallas Cuisine cookbook. The Good Eats Restaurant was known for this recipe. If you love jalepenos, you'll like this chicken."

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Ready In:: 1hr 20mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 4

ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
8 canned jalapeno peppers (whole)
¹⁄₄ cup jalapeno juice (from canned jalapeno peppers)
2 cups white corn syrup
¹⁄₄ teaspoon chili powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground cumin

directions

Combine all of the ingredients in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove jalapenos with a slotted spoon. Refrigerate the jalapenos. Let syrup mixture cool and place in the refrigerator.
When the syrup mixture is totally cooled, pout 1 1/2 cups of the syrup over the chicken breasts. Marinate the chicken for 1 hour. The remaining syrup will be used for basting. Remove the chicken from the marinade and discard the liquid. Grill the chicken 3-5 minutes on each side, basting with reserved syrup mixture during cooking. Transfer to the serving platter and garnish with the candied jalapenos.