Guave BBQ Chicken Thighs
Yesterday I had the day off and I decided to take advantage of it. I spent the day cleaning up my house and experimenting in the kitchen. I left for the grocery store with one idea in mind and by the time I finished shopping and got home I had another. First I was going to do a simple guava glaze over the chicken, but I couldn’t find any guava jelly. Instead I got some guava paste but I was pretty sure that I was going to have to scratch the glaze idea because the paste is so much denser, so I figured I would do a BBQ instead. Then for some reason, don’t ask me why I though why don’t I put some chocolate into this?
When I got home all I had in mind was guava and cocoa powder. I basically just started throwing things in the pot. I tried to keep track of how much of what I put in there and I think I did ok. Measurements aren’t exactly my thing when I cook. I just add a little of this….a pinch of that and so on. At first I thought I was making a mess, but I was very pleased with the final result and Hubby gobbled it up. I served the chicken with yellow rice and pigeon peas, which is somewhere else on this blog. 
I hope I got this all down right. I may comeback and tweek this post in the future.
Guava BBQ Chicken Thighs
6 boneless skinless chicken thighs
1/2 cup of guava paste
1 Tbs cocoa powder
1 Tbs olive oil
3 large cloves of garlic, pressed
1 Tsp lime juice
1/2 cup water
2 Tbs ketchup
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 Tbs onion powder
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
salt & pepper to taste
cilantro, to garnish
Instructions
Trim fat off of chicken thighs. Place chicken in a large bowl, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt & pepper, set aside.
Preheat broiler to norm.
Heat oil in a sturdy pot and saute the garlic, add guava paste, lime juice and water. Stir constantly at a medium-high heat, until guave paste dissolves and it’s smooth.
Add in the remaining ingrediants, cook on a medium-high heat for about 5 mins, constantly stirring.
Pour sauce over chicken and completely coat chicken, reserving abt 1/4 cup.
Cover broiling pan with foil and spray with cooking spray. Place chicken on pan and broil for 7 minutes on each side, or until done, brushing sauce over chicken 1/2 way through.
Serve hot, garnish wiht cilatro.
Enjoy!
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Where do you find guava paste!?? So interesting.
You can find guava paste in any grocery store, in the hispanic food section. It comes in a large flat can or tin. It is about 5 inches wide and 1 1/2 thick. I use the Goya brand one.
I love the Palmalito guava jelly.
¡que rico! lo voy hacer esta semana