Sweet & Sour Grilled Chicken

What? Another Chicken Recipe you say?  Hey...it's Summer time...Chicken is good for you......Here is another summer recipe that is relatively easy to prepare.

Sweet and Sour Chicken drumsticks stay deliciously moist when grilled-even with the skin removed. Minty sweet-and-sour dipping sauce adds a refreshing twist to "ordinary" grilled chicken. Make it a meal: Serve with brown rice and slices of fresh pineapple.


INGREDIENTS: 

• 1/2 teaspoon(s) freshly grated orange zest
• 1/4 cup(s) orange juice
• 1/4 cup(s) water
• 3 tablespoon(s) honey
• 1 tablespoon(s) cider vinegar, plus 1 teaspoon, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon(s) cornstarch
• 1/4 cup(s) chopped fresh mint
• 8 chicken drumsticks, (about 2 pounds) skin removed, trimmed  
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) freshly ground pepper.

DIRECTIONS: 

1. Preheat grill to medium. (No grill? See Broiler Variation, below.)
2. To prepare dipping sauce, combine orange zest, orange juice, water, honey, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt and coriander in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Whisk cornstarch and the remaining 1 teaspoon vinegar in a small bowl until smooth. Add to the saucepan and return to a boil, whisking until thickened, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Stir in mint.
3. Sprinkle drumsticks with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Oil the grill rack (see Tip). Grill the drumsticks until crispy on all sides and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165°F, about 15 minutes total. Serve the drumsticks with the dipping sauce on the side.

Broiler variation: Position oven rack in the upper third of the oven; preheat broiler to high. Prepare sauce (Step 2). Coat a broiler pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle drumsticks with salt and pepper (Step 3), then broil, turning once, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165°F, about 15 minutes total.


Serve with Brown Rice and Pineapple slices.

Enjoy!