Grilled Peaches

Happy Monday!  This Monday is especially great because I officially started vacation today!  I don't have to go back to work until next Wednesday!  Major excitement there because I've needed a break from that place for quite some time.

Just a reminder, voting for Challenge #3 of Project Food Blog has started today and continues until Thursday, so if you would be so kind, check out my entry here, and vote here.  As always, you guys are THE best!

This past weekend was the first time I had to bust out my green pea coat because it was a tad on the chilly side.  I love this fall weather!  So to reminisce about the summer, and I'm sure this can count as an early fall snack too, I've included this grilled peaches recipe!  I just absolutely love grilled fruits and peaches are BY FAR my favorite from the grill.  It's simple, it's flavorful... and there's nothing better than having that juice run down your chin.  Yes, it's sublime.  So let's remember summer together and bring in the fall with these peaches!

Ingredients:


4-5 peaches, cut in half and pitted
2 tablespoons butter, melted
8 tablespoons brown sugar
cinnamon (optional)

Preheat charcoal grill to medium high heat.

Brush each peach half with some melted butter and sprinkle 1 tablespoon brown sugar on top, as well as a dash of ground cinnamon, if desired.

Grill peaches face down for about 5-7 minutes.  Flip over and grill about 2-3 minutes longer, or until peaches just start to wrinkle and get juicy.

Remove from grill and enjoy pure happiness.  Seriously... grilled peaches are one of the simplest pleasures that I find absolute joy every time.  Enjoy guys!

P.S. The blog Torview is doing an awesome Food Palette series and a couple of my dishes are featured on there right now... so check it out!

Chicken Teriyaki

Considering my Asian background, I really think I wouldn't do my culture justice if I didn't include some Asian-inspired dishes every once in while. I came across this teriyaki sauce recipe over the weekend and just had to try it. I know, it's a Japanese thing, and I'm Filipino. But hey, I'm broadening my Asian horizons.

Surprisingly, teriyaki is extremely easy to make.
You'll just need equal parts of these ingredients (the recipe says 2 tablespoons of each, but I doubled it because I had a few more pieces of chicken and I love extra sauce):

honey (or maltose)
dark soy sauce
mirin
sake (i used hot sake as opposed to cold)

Then for the chicken brine/marinade: (and once again, I doubled everything)

1/2 C water
2 Tbs dark soy sauce
2 Tbs dark brown sugar
2 Tbs mirin


4-6 skin-on filleted (boneless) chicken thighs (I used breast fillets and a few drumsticks)
As far as the recipe goes, like I said, it's extremely simple and straight forward, practically anyone can make it.

Combine water, soy sauce, brown sugar, and mirin in bag with chicken and let sit in fridge for about an hour or so.


When almost ready to take chicken out of fridge, combine honey, soy sauce, mirin, and sake, in small saucepan and bring to boil, but be careful not to let it get too crazy. You'll know it's done when it looks glossy. It won't be thick, but that's alright, the flavor is still there and that's what matters.


Take chicken out of fridge and prepare a hot grill. I love the char a grill gives chicken so that's why I chose to do it on the grill, but this can be done just as well in the oven.


When chicken is cooked on one side, flip over and baste with some of the teriyaki. Put on as little or as much as you'd like. This is your chicken so it's up to you how you like it. When ready to take off grill, drizzle other side with remaining sauce, or keep a little bit to dip chicken in.


And there you have it, Chicken Teriyaki so easy a caveman could do it... (I hope Geico doesn't sue me for that.)