Chicken or Steak with Balsamic BBQ Sauce

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Dressing Up BBQ

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (316)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 35 min

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Ingredients

For the Balsamic BBQ sauce:

1 cup balsamic vinegar
3/4 cup ketchup
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

For the chicken or steak:

4 pieces chicken (any combination of breast or leg-and-thigh pieces) or 4 pieces of New York strip or Club strip steak
Salt and freshly ground pepper

For the BBQ sauce:

Directions

Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan and stir until all the ingredients are incorporated and the mixture is smooth. Simmer over medium heat until reduced by 1/3, about 15 to 20 minutes.

For the chicken or steak:

Place a grill pan over medium heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Season the meat with salt and pepper. Lightly coat with some of the BBQ sauce using a pastry brush. Place the meat on the grill. Place the remaining BBQ sauce, still in the small saucepan, over low heat or on the edge of a gas or charcoal grill and allow to gently simmer while the meat cooks.

Cook the chicken about 8 minutes per side. Cook the steaks starting at about 4 minutes per side until a meat thermometer reads the desired temperature, 120 degrees F for medium rare, 135 degrees F for medium (about 6 minutes per side), 155 degrees F for well done (about 9 minutes per side). Continually brush the meat with BBQ sauce every few minutes. Remove the meat from the grill and let rest for at least 5 minutes. Serve with the heated BBQ sauce alongside.

Alternately, the chicken can be baked in the oven. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the chicken skin side up in a baking dish and bake for 25 minutes. Remove the baking dish from the oven and spoon the BBQ sauce all over the top of the chicken. Return the baking dish to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes.

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stacey lowell, MA 11-04-2009
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Grill'en is the way to go
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

i thought this had a great flavor. I baked the chicken instead of grilling so the skin was not nice and cruchy like my family... likes. I think next time it will be cooked on the grill or I would marinate party wings then bake'em. Over all it was goodRead more
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Maria hackensack, NJ 10-22-2009
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Delish!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made it with chicken and it was awesome. Next day even better!! Can't wait to try it with steak.
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JESSICA BELLMORE, NY 10-17-2009
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So Flavorful!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this with chicken breasts on the BBQ and it was the best BBQ chicken I ever made!!! The aroma of the sauce while it... was cooking was just a prelude to how great the taste was! DO NOT use THIN sliced chicken breasts- I did that the second time and it seriosly affected the taste. A thicker breast will absorb more of the sauce and have much better flavor. Read more
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Yolanda Palm Desert , CA 10-11-2009
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THE BEST BBQ CHICKEN!!!! WOW
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is very, very good... may family really enjoyed this chicken. It's delicious and easy too!!!
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Susie Alameda, CA 10-11-2009
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Loved it on chicken!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I tried the sauce on both chicken and steak, and it was much better on the chicken. I used it on chicken drumsticks and it... was a hit! I'll definitely be using this recipe regularly.Read more
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chantrea fife, WA 10-06-2009
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The Best BBQ Chicken!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My whole family really enjoyed this. It's very good!!