This was what I had planned to grill on Father's Day, but due to everything going on in Iowa right now, just did not have the time.  The sump pump in our basement stopped working and the pit was about 2 inches from flooding the basement.  So I spent majority of the weekend pumping water out of the sump pit, hoping to get the pump replaced.  I finally got the water out, but ran out of time to replace the pump.  But all is good, because it is rare that our sump pit fills up.  Definitely not an ideal Father's day, but we are definitely a very lucky family considering the 1000s of homes that were destroyed in the Cedar Rapids area this past week.  I would like to also say that the city officials in this area are during a superb job of getting information out to the public with what is happening and dealing with this tragedy.  So far there has been minimal deaths, injuries, and looting and the city officials deserve all the credit for keeping things under control.

This afternoon though, my wife gave me a call and asked if we can cook this chicken recipe I wanted to cook yesterday from the book Taming the Flame.  So of course that got me excited and wanting to do it, but I was at work and wouldn't have had time to let it marinate in the sauce.  Then my wonderful wife volunteered to do the preparation work for me and we were in business.

Ingredients:

  • 1 white onion, chopped,
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro
  • 1 7-ounce can chipotles in adobo
  • 2 limes, 1 juiced and 1 quartered
  • 2 to 3 C mayonnaise
  • 8 chicken thighs or 2 chickens, cut into pieces

Instructions:

  1. In a blender, blend the onion, cilantro, chipotles with adobo sauce, and lime juice.
  2. Add a pinch of salt
  3. Transfer to a non-reactive bowl
  4. Fold in 2 cups of mayonnaise, taste and if too spicy add a little more mayonnaise
  5. Add the chicken, cover and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours
  6. Prepare the grill for grilling with medium indirect heat
  7. Grill and the last 10 to 15 minutes transfer to direct heat to get it a bit more crispy
  8. let the chicken sit for 10 minutes before serving and serve with lime wedges

Results:

Everyone loved the chicken, plenty of flavor, a wonderful smell, and a perfect amount of spice to it.  The mayonnaise mixture is great and would be good on a hamburger.  I would give this recipe 5 out of 5 stars and would recommend this to anyone, especially if looking to grill something with a bit of spice to it.