Sesame-Ginger Barbecued Chicken Recipe

Sesame-Ginger Barbecued Chicken

Sesame Ginger Barbecued Chicken sounds good any time of the season. Good thing about Barbecue is that it only takes 15 minutes to prepare and 12 minutes to grill. This Asian-style barbecue sauce – spiked with Oriental chili sauce is good you’ll definitely want to warm the extra and pass it at the table with the chicken.

Makes 6 Servings

1/3 cup bottled plum sauce or bottled sweet and sour sauce
¼ cup water
3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
1 ½ teaspoons sesame seeds (toasted, if desired)
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger or ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ to ½ teaspoon Oriental chili sauce or several dashes bottled hot pepper sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves and/or skinless, boneless chicken thighs

For sauce, in a small saucepan combine plum sauce, water, hoisin sauce, sesame seeds, ginger, Oriental chili sauce, and garlic. Bring to boiling over medium heat, stirring frequently; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 3 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.
For a charcoal grill, grill chicken on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 12 to 15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink (170ºF for breasts, 180ºF for thighs), turning once and brushing with some of the sauce during the last 5 minutes of grilling. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place chicken on grill rack over heat. Cover and grill as above.) Reheat and pass remaining sauce.

TIP: If you brush with sauce in the beginning, the skin will only get burnt, so make sure you brush sauce over the chicken last 5 minutes of grilling.
There’s not much you need on the side with this meal. Have plain salad ready with some warm biscuits and you’re done with this meal.

Rosemary Trout with Lemon Butter Recipe

Rosemary Trout with Lemon Butter Recipe
Rosemary Trout with Lemon Butter
I like to cook fish for a meal at least once or twice a week for healthy diet but mostly because it’s easy and fast to make. I usually like to make extra tomatoes because they taste so good just to have few. They are oh so yummy~
For 4 Servings
2 8- to 10-ounce fresh dressed, boned rainbow trout or other dressed fish
1 tablespoon snipped fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot (or red onion)
1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons olive oil
4 teaspoons butter, softened
2 medium tomatoes, halved crosswise
1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley
Try to use fresh fish right out of the grocery for better taste. Rinse fish; pat dry with paper towel, spread each fish open. Skin side down. Rub the rosemary and half of the shallot over fish; sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Drizzle with the lemon juice and oil. Set aside
For lemon butter, in a small bowl stir together the remaining shallot, the lemon peel, and butter sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Dot each tomato half with ¼ teaspoon of the butter mixture.
For a charcoal grill, grill fish, skin sides down, and tomatoes on the greased rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork and tomatoes are heated through allow 6 to 9 minutes for fish and about 5 minutes for tomatoes (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place fish, skin side down, and tomatoes on greased grill rack over heat. Cover and grill as above)
To serve, in a small saucepan melt remaining butter mixture. Cut each fish in half lengthwise; sprinkle with parsley. Drizzle butter mixture over fish and tomatoes
TIP: White wine always go well with any fish meal. Instead of a salad to start of, try hot soup for a change. I like to serve tomato basil soup with this meal. Too much tomato in one meal you say? I like tomatoes. You can find a good deal at a farmer's market where they're fresh and juicy.

Bean Salad Wraps Recipes

Bean Salad Wraps Recipe
I make this for lunch and pack it to-go. This is simple and absolutely easy to make. Low-fat great for diet.
For 4 Main- dish serving
4 8-inch flavored or plain flour tortillas
1 15- ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
½ cup chopped green sweet pepper or (1 fresh jalapeno chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped (careful when handling chile pepper use gloves or wash hands right away)
2 tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro
1/3 cup light mayonnaise dressing or salad dressing
1 tablespoon lime juice
Leaf lettuce
Stack tortillas and wrap tightly in foil. Heat in a 350 oven for 10 minute to soften
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl mash black beans slightly; add sweat pepper and cilantro. Stir in light mayonnaise dressing and lime juice
Spread bean mixture evenly over tortillas Top
TIP: Specialty shops and large supermarket carry a variety of flavored tortillas. Look for tomato-basil, pesto, fresh herb, spinach, or whole wheat for better tasting wrap.
Enoy~

Herb Mustard Chicken Quarters Recipe

Herb- Mustard Chicken Quarters
How about a weekend barbeque with few friends? I’ve actually served this herb-mustard chicken as birthday party dish and it was a hit. I had the plug in grill with drip pan included in it so it was helpful. For large parties, barbeque on outdoor grill will be faster. Grill chicken cannot go wrong in any occasion.
Four servings
2 tablespoons creamy Dijon-style mustard blend
1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon snipped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1 tablespoon water
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 3- to 3 ½ -pound whole broiler-fryer chicken, cut into quarters
For sauce, in a small bowl combine mustard blend, parsley, oregano, water and red pepper. Cover and chill until ready to use.
If desired, remove skin from chicken. For a charcoal grill, arrange medium-hot coals around a drip pan. Test for medium heat above the pan. Place chicken, bone sides down, on grill rack over the drip pan. Cover and grill for 50 to 60 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink (170 F for breasts, 180F for dark meat) brushing occasionally with sauce during the last 10 minutes of grilling (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Ajust heat for indirect cooking. Grill as above). What you don’t want is burnt chicken outside and rare meat inside. So watch carefully as you grill and adjust the heat accordingly.
TIP: Also, you can brush this oregano-infused sauce on pork chops as well.