Chipotle-Mango BBQ Chicken
- 1 1/2 Cups mango, peeled, pitted and roughly chopped
- 3/4 Cup fresh cilantro (loose pack, not chopped, stems and all)
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo, plus 1 Tbsp adobo sauce
- 2 Tbsp unseasoned rice wine vinegar
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp canola oil, plus extra for grill
- 2 Tsp kosher salt
- 1 Tsp freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 pounds chicken thighs and drumsticks, bone in, skin on
Put the mango, cilantro, chipotle, vinegar, garlic, lemon juice, 1 Tbsp of oil and salt and pepper, in a food processor and puree until smooth. Adjust seasonings, to taste.
Add the chicken with half the mango mixture to a resealable plastic bag, and massage to coat the chicken with the sauce. Refrigerate at least 6 hours to marinate.
Put the other half of the mango mixture into a small saucepan and simmer over low heat until thick, stirring often, about 15 minutes. Set some of the simmered chipotle-mango sauce aside to serve on the side and baste the chicken every few minutes with the rest of the sauce.
Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat and brush with canola oil. Remove the chicken from the marinade and put on the grill.
Grill the chicken turning and basting about every 5 minutes until cooked through, about 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter and serve with the reserved mango sauce.
