Old Fashioned Barbecued Drumsticks | Chicken Recipes

Old Fashioned Barbecued Drumsticks 

Ingredients:

1 cup (250 mL) tomato sauce
1/3 cup (75 mL) tomato paste
1/4 cup (50 mL) packed brown sugar
1/4 cup (50 mL) cider vinegar
1/4 cup (50 mL) Dijon mustard
1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp (25 mL) fancy molasses
1 tbsp (15 mL) Cajun seasoning or chili powder
1 tsp (5 mL) Worcestershire sauce
8 chicken drumsticks, skinned

Method:

In saucepan, bring tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, vinegar, mustard, onion, garlic, molasses, Cajun seasoning and Worcestershire sauce to boil, stirring often. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer for 10 mints. Let cool for 10 mints. Pour into blender; purée until smooth. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate in airtight container for up to 1 month.) Set aside 2/3 cup (150 mL) to serve with drumsticks. Transfer remaining sauce to large bowl.

Place chicken on greased grill over medium heat. Close lid and grill, turning once, until juices run clear when chicken is pierced, about 30 mints. Add to bowl of barbecue sauce; toss to coat. Return chicken to grill; grill until slightly crusty but still saucy, about 5 mints. Serve with reserved sauce.

Variation:

Micro-Grilled Drumsticks: Follow first paragraph. Place drumsticks in 11- x 7-inch (2 L) microwaveable baking dish; cover and microwave at High, turning halfway through, until juices are still slightly pink when chicken is pierced, about 6 mints. Add to bowl of sauce; toss to coat. Place on greased grill over medium-high heat; close lid and grill, turning once, until juices run clear when chicken is pierced, about 10 mins. 

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Bites Recipe | Pork Recipes

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Bites Recipe

Ingredients:

1 package of bacon (usually about 16 pieces of bacon)
16 medium shrimp, deshelled, no tail
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon (optional)
smoked paprika

Directions:

Preheat the oven tp 350F.
Using 1 pan, lay out bacon and cook for for approx 20 mins. The bacon should be cooked, but still soft.
Using a second pan, lay out shrimp (deshelled), and with the tail off, and let cook for 3 minutes, and then taking them out, flipping them and cooking on other side for 3 minutes. It is okay, if they are still a tiny bit translucent.
Wrap each shrimp with strip of bacon (cutting if it is too long), and put onto skewer.
Now rub thoroughly with brown sugar.
Preheat grill to low, and cook.
Because your bacon is already cooked, the grilling step only really involves caramelizing the brown sugar and crisping bacon.
Watch they are not on too long, or else you will burn your sugar.