Honey Spice brushing sauce

findbenjamin

I did this on chicken leg quarters last night, as well as chicken breast tenderloin strips.  The quarters were done at 400f direct until 165 IT.  The strips got done at 550f with nice charred grill marks on them

Honey Spice Brushing Sauce:

• ⅓ cup honey
• 1 Tbsp cider vinegar
• 1 Tbsp ancho chili powder
• ½ Tbsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp paprika
• ¼ tsp chipotle powder
  
• ½ tsp cumin
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (or more if you want to add more heat)
• 1 tsp salt

Combine all the above, and brush on the meat.  For larger pieces, divide in 2 and brush the remainder half way through the cooking process.

QDude

How about some pics?

findbenjamin

@QDude No pics this time.  My wife absconded with them before I could snap them (I.e. my phone was in the other room and everyone was hungry).

They looked very much like this (I borrowed and adapted the recipe 

jcaspary

Just for clarification, for smaller pieces you are putting it on right when you put the chicken on?  Are you using a rub also?

findbenjamin

@jcaspary yes, brush on and then "throw on the fire".  I didn't dry rub first, but that doesn't mean you can't and let me know your findings

jcaspary

Will do thanks.