Ginger Lime Teriyaki Glazed Chicken

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 6 bone in chicken pieces
• 1 3/4 cups soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lime peel
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and flattened with a knife
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced green and parts separated
• 3 inches fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 combine: soy sauce, lime peel, lime juice, garlic, scallion whites, ginger and honey in a heavy saucepan, stir until honey is dissolved.
• 2 spoon half of this marinade of chicken in a baking dish.
• 3 cover and refrigerate at least one hour, turning twice.
• 4 poke drainage holes heavy duty foil and set aside.
• 5 add sugar to remaining marinade to create glaze.
• 6 heat to boiling on medium high
• 7 reduce heat and cook an additional 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until glaze is thick and syrupy.
• 8 let glaze cool and reserve 1/2 cup for serving.
• 9 preheat grill to medium high
• 10 place foil with holes on grill.
• 11 drain chicken and discard marinade.
• 12 brush sesame oil on both sides of chicken and place skin side down on foil.
• 13 cook chicken 5 minutes on both sides, brushing both sides with glaze.
• 14 continue grilling and basting 6 to 8 minutes until skin is dark golden brown, juices run clear or a meat thermometer reads 170*f for breasts and 180*f for other pieces.
• 15 discard leftover basting glaze.
• 16 remove chicken from foil, drizzle remaining glaze over chicken and sprinkle with sesame seeds and scallion greens.