Grilled Chicken Thighs With Sauce Au Chien

"This recipe has me getting the grill set up - grilling weather is coming & this recipe by Mark Bitman is going to start off the season! Came to me by email... out of the blue! Serve with steamed rice, bright hot pineapple-habanero salsa & crunchy cucumber, sweet red pepper salad."
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
4
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ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon garlic, slivered (or minced)
  • 6 scallions, trimmed and minced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, stemmed, seeded, minced (habanero, Scotch bonnet OK too, or Asian Chile paste or crushed red pepper flakes)
  • salt, to taste
  • black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
  • 12 teaspoon allspice, ground (to taste)
  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 2 lbs chicken thighs, about 8
  • 1 lime, juice of
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directions

  • Start a charcoal or wood fire, or preheat a gas grill to the maximum, or preheat the broiler. Set the rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
  • Prepare the sauce: Combine the garlic, scallions, Chile, 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper, allspice, and oil in a small bowl. Add 1/2 cup boiling water; stir and let sit.
  • Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and grill or broil it, turning two or three times, until it is cooked through, about 25 minutes.
  • Taste the sauce and adjust with more Chile, salt, pepper, or allspice if needed. Stir in the lime juice.
  • Serve the chicken hot or at room temperature, passing the sauce at the table.

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