Showing posts with label meats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meats. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Cooking Challenge #3

My next item from the Food.com Top 25 list is Grilled Chicken Breasts with  Barbecue Glaze.


Cooking notes:
- all the comments that I read said the longer this marinated, the better it was so I did mine overnight.    It was definitely flavourful and moist.  (Edited to add:  Just because Rhonda asked - the marinade was a combination of barbecue sauce, honey, mayonnaise, garlic and ginger.  The mayo was the unusual ingredient.)
- For only 2 people, I don't start our gas barbecue very often so I baked these in the oven for 45 minutes and then finished them on the countertop grill.  Next time I will do them on the barbecue!  The oven baking resulted in more of a poached product and the glaze didn't turn crispy and golden.  Putting them on the grill helped a bit but  they were probably a bit overdone.
- I would use chicken thighs next time because they don't get so dry if they are slightly overdone.
- The marinade was an interesting combination of ingredients but you don't get to taste it as a sauce, which is what I prefer.
- This was an okay recipe - no problems but I don't think I'd rush to make it again.  The life of a test kitchen cook!

Next up:  Best Ever Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting