Spicy Glazed BBQ Chicken Thighs (Espresso, Fig or Double Black Balsamic(
/We have glazed our BBQ with espresso balsamic before, but a recent foodie trend suggesting adding spices to coffee convinced us to change it up using our WTF#!? Spicy Jalapeno Olive Oil. Whisking together balsamic with olive oil to make an emulsion is a great way to create a BBQ glaze that will not burn. Just use 1/2 balsamic and 1/2 olive oil and whisk until blended and creamy.
We used chicken thighs with the skin and fat trimmed. They were slow cooked on medium heat on the grill until almost done. For the last 10 minutes, we just brushed on the glaze, waited a bit and flipped, brushed on the glaze, waited a bit and flipped, etc. We do it 2-3 times until our chicken looks well covered with a crispy sweet coating.
You can make a little extra glaze to place on the table for extra dipping, especially for the center bites that the glaze does not reach.
We are very happy to report that the spicy olive oil added the zing this recipe needed!
Epilogue:
We think this would work with other dark balsamic vinegar flavors as well such as fig for extra sweet and double black for extra fruity.