Hoisin Chicken With Cucumber Salad

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 3 scallions, coarsely chopped
• 5 garlic cloves
• 1 fresh ginger, 2 inch piece, sliced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, stemmed and halved (remove seeds for less heat)
• 2 limes (juice and zest)
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• kosher salt
• ground pepper
• 2 lbs chicken thighs or 2 lbs chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• kosher salt
• 1 seedless cucumber, thinly sliced
• 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 prepare the chicken: preheat a grill to medium on one side. combine the hoisin sauce, scallions, garlic, ginger, jalapeno, lime zest and juice, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste in a mini food processor or blender; process until almost smooth. season the chicken with salt; toss with the hoisin mixture in a large bowl.
• 2 make the salad: bring the vinegar, sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring. remove from the heat; stir in 1/4 cup ice cubes until melted. toss the cucumber and red onion in a serving bowl with the vinegar mixture; place in the refrigerator.
• 3 grill the chicken over direct heat until the skin is crisp, 5 minutes per side, basting with extra marinade. transfer to the cooler side of the grill; cover and grill until cooked through, 10 to 15 more minutes. serve with the cucumber salad and lime wedges.
• 4 per serving: calories 375; fat 16 g (saturated 4 g); cholesterol 107 mg; sodium 1,906 mg; carbohydrate 30 g; fiber 1 g; protein 32 g.