2 pounds chicken breasts -- boned with
wings attached
salt and pepper
2 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon sesame or olive oil
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon garlic -- finely minced
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions:
Sprinkle the breasts with salt an pepper. Combine the soy sauce, maple
syrup, oil, vinegar, garlic and pepper flakes in a dish large enough
to hold the breasts in 1 layer. Blend well. Add the chicken breast
halves and coat them with the marinade. Arrange them skin side up
in the dish and cover them with plastic wrap. Let stand 15 minutes,
or until ready to cook. Meanwhile, preheat broiler or a charcoal grill.
Arrange the breasts skin side down in 1 layer in a baking dish. Place
the chicken under the broiler about 6: from the heat. Leave the door
partly open. Cook about 5 minutes and turn the pieces. Cook skin side
up for about 2 minutes. Shift the pan to the lower rack so that the
pieces are about 12" from the heat. Continue broiling skin side up
with the broiler door partly open about 5 minutes longer. Turn the
pieces skin side down and broil 5 minutes longer on the bottom rack.
Turn the pieces skin side up and pour the remaining marinade over
all. Place the chicken about 6" from the heat and broil about 2 minutes.
(If you grill, cook the chicken on the hot grill, covered. The cooking
time is the same.)
