Asian Inspired Grilled Chicken

This recipe was inspired by the following recipe in Food and Wine. I didn't have any star anise so I decided to come up with my own marinade.

Ingredients

1 c tamari or soy sauce

1/2 c Asian fish sauce

1 c honey

juice of 2 limes

zest of 1/2 lime

1/4 c chipotle chili in adobo sauce

1 5" x 1" piece of ginger cut into matchsticks

5 chicken drumsticks skin on - approx 1 lb

2 chicken breasts with or without skin - approx 1 lb

4 chicken thighs skin on - approx 1 lb

Directions

Warm the tamari and fish sauce in a sauce pan. Add the honey and stir till the honey is fully mixed in. Add the lime juice, zest, and adobo. Stir to incorporate.

Let the marinade cool for a few minutes, add the ginger. Put the chicken pieces in a bowl and pour the marinade over the chicken.

Cover and put in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours or overnight. Turn the chicken pieces half way through to make sure all the chicken gets dunked in the marinade.

Grill for 40 minutes, 20 minutes each side, basting the chicken every 5 minutes with the marinade. I usually start with the skin side down.