Rotisserie Chicken Sauce

Featured on TV episode: We're in the Backyard Day

Makes approximately 1 cup sauce

Ingredients

• ½ cup hoisin sauce
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons Sriracha
• 2 tablespoons Chinese 5-spice powder
• ¼ cup brown sugar

Directions

• Put all ingredients in a bowl and mix well to combine

Best Grilled Pork & Pineapple Tacos

The spice of the pork and the sweet of the pineapple makes an outrageous combination

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• 2 tablespoons ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 lbs boneless country style pork ribs
• 1-2 tablespoons oil
• 2 (½ inch) thick slices of fresh pineapple
• 3 tablespoons sour cream
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, roughly chopped
• 6 “street” size corn tortillas

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix dry ingredients in a small bowl to make the dry rub – set aside
2. Coat pork with 1 tablespoon oil and thoroughly sprinkle the rub mix on every side, reserve at least a tablespoon of the rub mixture
3. Preheat grill on med/high, cook 4-5 minutes on all 4 sides (pork temperature guide: 145 degrees)
4. Drizzle a little oil on each side of the pineapple, cook on grill (about 2 minutes each side)
5. Remove pork and pineapple from the grill
6. Thinly slice pork and dice pineapple into bite size pieces
7. In a separate bowl, mix sour cream with a little rub mix
8. Heat tortillas, spread sour cream then top with pork, pineapple and garnish with cilantro.

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YOGURT MARINATED CHICKEN

Cumin, turmeric, garlic...mmm.

Ingredients

• 8 ounces plain non-fat Greek yogurt

• Zest and juice of 1 lemon

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 2 tablespoon avocado oil (extra-virgin olive oil works too)

• 1 tablespoon Sriracha

• 1/3cup chopped fresh cilantro, set aside 2 tablespoons for garnish

• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt

• 1 tablespoon cumin

• 1 tablespoon turmeric (if you don’t have you could sub curry)

• 1 pound skinless & boneless chicken thighs (or breasts if you must but it just won’t be as juicy)

Directions

1. Put everything except chicken in a large bowl and whisk well to combine

2. Set aside about ⅓ cup of the marinade, and add chicken to the rest - make sure it’s well coated with the marinade, cover and refrigerate 3 hours up to overnight

3. Remove chicken from fridge about 20 minutes before cooking

4. Pre-heat grill to high

5. Cook chicken until done, approximately 5 minutes a side, serve with extra sauce

Watch how I make it

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