Sweet Heat Chicken – hot sauce and brown sugar marinated chicken that is totally addicting! The perfect balance of sweet and spicy with hot sauce, vinegar, olive oil, onion, garlic, Worcestershire, and brown sugar.

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Sweet and spicy is one of my favorite flavor combinations, and this Sweet Heat Chicken quickly became an addiction. The marinade blends hot sauce with brown sugar, Worcestershire, garlic, vinegar and olive oil, producing a bold, well-balanced flavor that leans more sweet than scorching.

The base of the marinade is the hot sauce, but the brown sugar tones down the heat so the result is bright, tangy and pleasantly sweet rather than overwhelmingly spicy. We enjoyed the chicken hot as a main course for lunch and loved the leftovers wrapped for dinner—simple and delicious.

I used Frank’s Hot Sauce in the recipe, but any preferred hot sauce will work. If you like more heat, choose a spicier sauce or add a pinch of cayenne.

yield: 6 to 8

Sweet Heat Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup hot sauce
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp white vinegar
2 Tbsp minced onion
2 Tbsp minced garlic
2 Tbsp olive oil
6 Tbsp brown sugar
2 pounds chicken tenders

INSTRUCTIONS:

Whisk together the first seven ingredients to make the marinade. Pour over the chicken, cover and refrigerate for 4 hours, or up to overnight for deeper flavor.
Remove chicken from the marinade and grill over medium-high heat until cooked through, about 4 minutes per side depending on thickness. Serve hot.

Source:
Plain Chicken (original recipe author)