Grilled Chicken with Creamy Grits and Shiitake Mushroom Sauce Recipe

Grilled Chicken with Creamy Grits and Shiitake Mushroom Sauce Recipe

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 small fryer chicken (about 3 pounds), quartered
  • 1 cup beef stock or canned beef broth
  • 1 cup chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 3 ounces thinly sliced pancetta, cut into matchstick-size strips (about 3/4 cup)
  • 8 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, sliced (about 3 cups)
  • 3/4 cup whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh sage leaves
  • Creamy Grits
  1. Mix oil, garlic and rosemary in 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add to oil mixture; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate chicken at least 4 hours or overnight, turning occasionally.
  2. Boil both stocks and wine in heavy medium saucepan until reduced to 1 cup, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
  3. Cook pancetta in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp and golden, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer pancetta to bowl. Add mushrooms to same skillet and saut
 until golden, about 4 minutes. Add stock mixture and cream to skillet and simmer until reduced to sauce consistency, about 5 minutes. Mix in pancetta and sage. Season to taste with pepper.
  4. Meanwhile, prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Remove chicken from marinade. Grill until cooked through, turning occasionally, about 30 minutes.
  5. Spoon grits onto plates. Place chicken atop grits. Spoon sauce over; serve.