Grilled Rhubarb Chicken
Servings: 4
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 cups chopped rhubarb
- 4 chicken leg-and-thigh pieces (separate, if preferred)
- 2 tablespoons oil, or as needed
- salt and pepper 
 
Sweet-sour rhubarb gastrique is a nice complement to the flavor of grilled chicken. (A gastrique
is a simple but zesty reduction of vinegar and fruit)
 
Directions
  • Heat grill to medium.
  • While the grill heats, make the gastrique (It can also be made
    ahead and refrigerated): combine vinegar, sugar, water, 1/4 teaspoon salt and rhubarb in a
    non-reactive saucepan and simmer until thick and jam-like, 10 - 15 minutes. Set aside.
  • Brush

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chicken pieces with oil, and salt and pepper generously. Put chicken on grill, skin side down,
for about 5 - 6 minutes. Be prepared for flare-ups as the fat cooks out of the skin; move
meat around as needed to keep it from getting burned. Turn to cook the other side for
 about 5 minutes, then continue grilling, turning as needed to prevent burning, until the chicken
is done (no red shows when you make a small deep cut, or 165 on an instant-read thermometer).
  • Brush
    generously with gastrique, and cook for another minute or two on each side, watching closely to
    prevent burning.
  • Serve hot, passing remaining gastrique to add as desired. 


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