Grilled Chicken With Sweet Carolina Barbecue Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup unsulphured molasses
• 1/2 cup pure olive oil
• 1/2 cup ruby port or 1/2 cup marsala
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce or 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons fresh ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 shallot, minced
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 3 lbs chicken breasts, thighs, quarters, drumsticks, bone in (your family's favorite)
• 2 cups yellow mustard
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup strong brewed coffee
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon unsulphured molasses
• 1 tablespoon liquid smoke (optional)
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons tabasco sauce

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, combine all of the sauce ingredients and bring to a simmer. stir well and remove from heat. let cool to room temperature, then pour into a glass jar with lid and refrigerate.
• 2 in a large bowl or extra large ziplock, add the first 9 ingredients and mix well. let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. then, add the chicken pieces and turn to coat. refrigerate overnight.
• 3 light your grill or preheat broiler.
• 4 remove the chicken from the marinade and arrange the pieces on a baking sheet/s.
• 5 brush the chicken pieces with the barbecue sauce and grill over a medium-hot fire or broil 12 inches from the heat, turning often and rotating, until cooked through and nicely glazed, 8 to 10 minutes per side.
• 6 serve hot or at room temperature.