Balsamic Chicken
Summer for Seth means one thing – grilling! He will grill just about anything (or try too!), but this is one of his favorite grilled chicken recipes. It has to marinade for a few hours, so plan ahead, but it is a great teriyaki style chicken with a bit of an unusual twist.
I marinated the chicken in a mixture of balsamic vinegar, honey, brown sugar, soy sauce, and garlic for a couple hours. Then, I poured the marinade into a saucepan and gave the chicken to Seth to grill. While Seth was in charge of cooking the chicken, I boiled the marinade for about 15 minutes to kill the bacteria and also to reduce the liquid so it thickened. After the chicken was cooked, I brushed it with the cooked marinade and sprinkled it with sesame seeds.
The chicken stayed very moist – I say because of the marinade but of course Seth says because of his amazing grilling skills. Either way, it was great. The honey and brown sugar create a sweet, sticky crust on the chicken and the balsamic vinegar becomes a glaze on the chicken. The sesame seeds add a nice crunch. It’s a great grilled chicken, and it’s just a little different than other teriyaki recipe.
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