Grilled Chicken Drumsticks With Bourbon-Cherry Bbq Sauce
- 3 cups fresh or frozen sour cherries, pitted and thawed (about 20 oz.)
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup unsalted ketchup
- 1/4 cup unsalted tomato paste
- 1/4 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons bourbon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 4 pounds chicken drumsticks, skinned (about 16)
- Cooking spray
- Place cherries in a food processor; pulse until almost smooth. Bring cherry puree, 1/4 cup water, and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high. Reduce heat to low; simmer 20 minutes. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve over a bowl to yield about 1 cup liquid; discard remaining solids.
- Add cherry liquid to pan; bring to a boil. Stir in honey and next 9 ingredients (through ground red pepper). Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 10 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Cool. Place 1 cup sauce in a bowl; reserve.
- Preheat grill to medium-high (about 450u0b0F).
- Coat grill grate and drumsticks with cooking spray. Arrange drumsticks on grill; cover and cook 8 minutes, turning occasionally. Reduce heat to medium. Brush drumsticks with remaining sauce; cook 12 minutes or until done, turning and brushing every 3 minutes. Serve with reserved 1 cup sauce.
sour cherries, water, sugar, honey, unsalted ketchup, rice vinegar, bourbon, kosher salt, black pepper, onion powder, dry mustard, ground red pepper, chicken, cooking spray
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/grilled-chicken-drumsticks-bourbon-cherry-bbq-sauce (may not work)