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Grilled Chicken Nibbles with Homemade Tangy Barbecue Sauce

There’s nothing more fulfilling than cooking from scratch and it gives me the sense of achievement that makes the whole cooking experience more enjoyable. I’ve always wanted to home-make my most-frequently-used sauces – ketchup and barbecue sauce, for some time now. Although having said that, laziness has been the reason I’ve been procrastinating and resorting to the readily available store-bought alternatives.

Ok, I’ not insinuating that there’s anything wrong in doing so, but once in a blue moon, it’s nice to relive the tradition of sauce-making at home.

{My first homemade barbecue sauce}

After reading blog posts on summer grilling escapades by fellow bloggers, I began to miss the joy of barbecuing and the smokiness of char-grilled meat and vegetables.

I know, I know, it’s winter now and despite the temptation, I prefer to stay warm indoor rather than barbecuing in the cold. Hence, oven grilling makes perfect sense this time of year.

Since oven grilling requires little effort, I feel the need to try my hand at making barbecue sauce (uhm, well not completely from scratch as I’ve used store-bought ketchup for a start). And I must say after the success of my first batch of the sauce, I’m pretty sure ketchup will be my next sauce-making project.

Homemade Tangy Barbecue Sauce

(adapted from The Australian Women’s Weekly – Back to Basics)

Emily’s note: I’ve made the sauce using whatever is available in my pantry. You may notice I’ve used dijon mustard instead of american-style mustard; As the cider vinegar that I’ve used contains honey, I’ve reduced the portion of brown sugar to about 100g; I have also switched from fresh chilli to 1 teaspoon of sambal oelek (Indonesian crushed chilles)  since I have always have the latter in the fridge instead of the former.

Makes 2 Cups

Ingredients:

1 cup (250ml) tomato ketchup

1/2 cup (125ml) cider vinegar

1/4 (60ml) worcestershire sauce

2/3 cup (150g) firmly packed light brown sugar

2 tbsps american-style mustard

1 fresh small red thai chilli, chopped finely

1 clove garlic, crushed/grated

1 tbsp lemon juice

Method:

1. Combine ingredients in medium saucepan; bring to the boil then reduce heat.

2. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes.

Grilled Chicken Nibbles

Serves 2 people as appetizers

Ingredients:

500g chicken nibbles

1/2 cup homemade barbecue sauce for marinate; 1/2 cup to coat the cooked chicken nibbles

A pinch of salt and some freshly ground black pepper

Method:

1. Combine all the ingredients above and let it marinate for 30 minutes or longer.

2. Before cooking, remember to preheat griller/oven at 180 degrees celsius (356 degrees fahrenheit).

3. Lightly scrape the marinate from the chicken to prevent from excess burning. Then arrange the chicken in a single layer on a baking tray and cook under the griller/oven for about 15- 20 minutes, turning once.

4.  Place the cooked chicken in a large bowl, pour 1/2 cup of the sauce, using a plate wide enough to cover the bowl and toss until the sauce is well combined with the chicken.





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Comments

  1. HeatherFeather says

    July 17, 2010 at 1:59 am

    The chicken looks great – delicious looking photo.

    Reply
    • Emily says

      July 19, 2010 at 10:46 pm

      Hi Heather,

      Thanks for your comment. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Natalie says

    July 17, 2010 at 5:38 am

    Yum! The chicken looks delicious. I love making sauces but do not do it enough so I will give this recipe a try.

    Reply
    • Emily says

      July 19, 2010 at 10:48 pm

      Hi Natalie,

      I know what you mean, sometimes the store-bought option is not expensive and convenient, it quite easy that we fall off the home-made bandwagon.

      Thanks for visiting my site. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Memoria says

    July 17, 2010 at 8:32 am

    Those wings look amazing. I made my first batch of BBQ sauce recently as well, and it was an unforgettable experience b/c it was so good. There’s nothing like making everyday items at home. Your sauce looks fantastic. I love the ingredients used in the sauce. I think grilling should be done any time of the year. Just stay warm! I cannot wait until it is winter again on my side of the equator.

    Reply
    • Emily says

      July 19, 2010 at 10:51 pm

      Are you serious? I would swap the season with you right now! haha. I’m missing summer – fruits, beaches and picnics.

      And, thanks for your lovely comment. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Cristina says

    July 17, 2010 at 6:39 pm

    Those chicken nibbles look juicy and delciously glazed with your homemade bbq sauce. I can taste it through the photos – nicely done!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      July 19, 2010 at 10:52 pm

      Hi Cristina,

      Thanks for your comment. I just love glazy-looking meat – it’ll definitely whet anyone’s appetite. 😛

      Reply
  5. Vicki says

    July 17, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    Fantastic bbq sauce! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      July 19, 2010 at 10:53 pm

      Thanks Vicki. This is recipe is a keeper for me. Hope you’ll like it too! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Liv Wan says

    July 17, 2010 at 11:40 pm

    Hello Emily,
    I love your home-made barbecue sauce. I think it’s great to make your own sauce rather than use factory-made sauce. (big thumb up for you :D) Thank you for sharing this great post and the chicken looks so so so tasty.

    Reply
    • Emily says

      July 19, 2010 at 10:57 pm

      Hi Liv,

      Well, I try to make my own sauce. Not all the time, but sometimes. 😛 With reality cooking shows I’ve been watching lately, I do feel motivated to cut down on factory-made sauce – See the power of television. 😛

      Thanks for your lovely words. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Cannellette says

    July 19, 2010 at 7:19 pm

    Oh nice! I was looking for a good, tangy barbecue sauce and those chicken wings look amazing.

    Reply
    • Emily says

      July 19, 2010 at 10:57 pm

      Thanks for your comment. I’m glad that you like the recipe. 🙂

      Reply
  8. A Little Yumminess says

    July 20, 2010 at 12:00 am

    I have trying to come up with an Asian bbq sauce recipe myself (and make it kid friendly) and I am inspired by this….printing it out. Thanks!

    Reply
  9. sam says

    October 14, 2010 at 9:44 am

    hi, i cant stop myself from appreciating your effort and this weekend i ll try ur sauce for sure, as already mentioned by everyone it looks great n m sure ll taste great… thank u for putting it up.. thank u again..

    Reply
  10. Ron Tedwater says

    November 13, 2010 at 8:14 am

    Really nice post,thank you

    Reply

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