Bacon Paste BBQ Chicken Skewers

Name: Bacon Paste BBQ Chicken Skewers
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 onion, diced; 1 cup ketchup; 1/2 cup molasses; 4 Tbsp worchestershire sauce; 4 Tbsp cider vinegar; 4 Tbsp mustard; 1/2 tsp liquid smoke; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 chipotle in adobo, chopped; 1/4 cup frozen raspberries; 2 lbs boneless skinless thighs (8); 2 tsp kosher salt; 4 Tbsp favorite rub; 2 Tbsp sugar; 4-8 slices bacon

Lance Wilson @lance_wilson

Nyack, NY

This recipe is modified from cooks illustrated to include a bit more sauce and a bit more heat in the form of chipotles. Don't skip the sugar in the rub as it aids in crisping and carmelizing the edges of the chicken.

Lance Wilson @lance_wilson

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Ingredients

45 min

4 servings

BBQ Sauce
1/2onion, diced
1 cupketchup
1/2 cupmolasses
4 Tbspworchestershire sauce
4 Tbspcider vinegar
4 Tbspmustard
1/2 tspliquid smoke
1 tspgarlic powder
1 tspblack pepper
1chipotle in adobo, chopped
1/4 cupfrozen raspberries
Chicken
2 lbsboneless skinless thighs (8)
2 tspkosher salt
4 Tbspfavorite rub
2 Tbspsugar
4-8 slicesbacon

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Steps

45 min

1

Add all the BBQ sauce ingredients to a small sauce pot and bring to a simmer. Blend with a stick blended until smooth and then retain on simmer while you prepare everything else.
2

Add the bacon to a food processor and processor until its a smooth paste.
3

Cut the chicken into bite size chunks and then season with the salt and toss. Add the bacon paste on top and let sit while you start the grill.
4

Heat a grill to 450F over direct heat.
5

Add the seasoning and sugar to the chicken and with gloves hands mix the chicken until coated.
6

Skewer the chicken in a tight bunch.
7

Grill over direct heat 3-4 minutes per side until the edges begin to crisp. Baste with copious sauce and turn once more until the sauce caramelizes. Remove to a platter, and rest 10 minutes. unskewer and serve as bite size chunks.