BBQ Chicken

This is a bbq sauce recipe from Giada. I absolutely love her! So in my mind I think that whatever she makes HAS to be good so why not try to make it!... So tonight I did. 

 This is the recipe for Giada's Balsamic BBQ sauce

 The ingredients before they are going to be transformed into something YUM-O!

 OH... And with BBQ chicken you have to have a great side dish... yes, SWEET POTATO FRIES! These were seasoned with a bit of olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley, and minced garlic. 

 One of my favorite terms is Simmer and Reduce (S&R)!!! The sauce had to simmer and reduce about 1/3 its original amount. Nothing special, I just like saying S&R!

 This is one of the best investments that I have made.... A GRILL PAN! Ask my roommate, Nicole, what my favorite kitchen tool is at this moment and she could tell you without a doubt that it is THIS grill pan! So much can be done on it, and it sure makes living in the mid-west easier when you want something with a real good grill taste without having the actual grill. I brushed the chicken with layers of bbq sauce as I turned it... There was a nice crisp outside with a good depth of flavor from the sauce. 

LET'S EAT!!! So we are still eating off our V-day plates because it makes clean-up so much easier!!! That was just a bit of a side note. 
I paired the dinner with one of my top wines right now, Snap Dragon Cabernet Sauvignon, it says it goes great with grilled meats... and I did use my GRILL PAN so it made sense to me! 


MY Thoughts: 
I really didn't enjoy cooking chicken legs, chicken with the bone-in is so much harder to cook verses a boneless chicken breast. It was the first time I made this kind of chicken so I won't totally give up. The Balsamic BBQ sauce was really nice. It had a strong balsamic taste and the sweetness from the brown sugar and ketchup really evened it out. Combined with the chicken made for a YUM-O meal. I must say the best part is sharing it with someone else, tonight I got to spend time with Nicole before she heads to Big Tens for the weekend.