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Grilled Chicken with Rhubarb Maple BBQ Sauce

Grilled chicken with a simple rub and a bold, tangy and super delicious BBQ sauce made this dish outstanding!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Calories: 480
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Rhubarb Maple BBQ Sauce: makes 3/4 cup
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup shallot, finely chopped (about 1/2 shallot)
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 cup rhubarb, diced
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 3 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Worchestershire sauce
  • 1/2 tsp Dijon
  • 1/2 tsp ginger powder
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1/4 tsp Himalayan salt
Chicken:
  • 6 chicken pieces with skin on
  • 1 tsp Himalayan salt
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp dried thyme (x 3 for fresh thyme)
  • garnished with fresh thyme

Method
 

  1. BBQ Sauce: In a small saucepan, over medium heat, melt butter, add onion, and sauté for about 1 minute, add garlic, and sauté for about 30 seconds, long enough for the garlic flavour to release. Then add rhubarb, and water, then cook at lower temperature for about 10 minutes, long enough for the rhubarb to soften.
  2. Then add maple syrup, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon, ginger, chili powder and salt.  
  3. Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the flavours are well blended about 10-15 minutes and once the sauce becomes syrupy, remove from heat and set aside.
  4. Chicken: While the BBQ sauce is simmering, combine the rub for the chicken, salt, chili powder, garlic powder and thyme. Add the rub to the chicken pieces and set aside.
  5. Heat the grill, and once the chicken is turned once, add the BBQ sauce, and grill for 10-15 minutes, until no longer pink. Boneless chicken pieces take 6-10 minutes, and bone in takes another 5 plus minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 480kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 33gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 138mgSodium: 1005mgPotassium: 579mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 611IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 78mgIron: 2mg

Notes

This BBQ sauce will store well in the refrigerator for 7-10 days. 

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