Honey, chicken and the barbecue make a great threesome. You can use any chicken pieces you like but I find that thigh pieces work best. They are also among the most economical of cuts.
This recipe is for four people. You can stretch it to six and even eight simply by adding more chicken. For the basic recipe you need:
8 chicken thighs
2tbs good quality honey
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, grated
1tbs soy sauce
1tbs sweet chilli sauce
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Put all the ingredients in a food-safe plastic bag, turn carefully to thoroughly coat the chicken and leave in the refrigerator overnight.
The next day take the chicken out of the fridge and fire up the barbie. Drain the chicken over a bowl of some kind and keep the marinade for basting. Do not serve it as a sauce though, it will be far too powerful.
Put the chicken pieces on a rack service side* down, brush with the marinade and cook in the covered barbie for 15 minutes. Turn them over, brush them with the marinade again and cook for a further 15 minutes or until cooked through. Discard the marinade.
* 'service side' means the side of the meat which will be showing when it is presented at table.
