These peach and whiskey chicken skewers are the perfect summer grilling recipe using seasonal foods. Sweet grilled peach with tender and juicy chicken all glazed in a delicious sweet whiskey sauce make for a delicious treat. Simple and fast is the name of the game.
How to make the best sweet whiskey sauce.
This homemade sweet whiskey sauce is the perfect topping to this recipe, tying everything together.
To start, in a saucepan, add whiskey or bourbon of choice, honey, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce and Dad’s All Purpose rub. Whisk the ingredients together. Bring the contents to a boil and then let it simmer over low heat while the sauce thickens up. Boiling the liquid will cook off any alcohol from the whiskey making is safe to eat by children. If you prefer not to use alcohol, simply use all the ingredients excluding the whiskey.
Prep the Chicken Skewers.
For this recipe, I went with chicken thighs. I personally prefer thighs over breast as they are fattier and have more flavor. That said, feel free to use whichever cut you like most. Cut the chicken into 1 inch cubes and season with Dad’s All Purpose rub. Next cube up a few peaches and red onion. I recommend using slightly harder peaches. They will soften up on the grill without getting mushy.
Next, skewer the ingredients and these are ready to hit the grill.
Pro Tip: if using wooden skewers, soak them in water so they can absorb the moisture and not burn during the cooking process. I recommend using metal skewers. They are reusable and durable.
Time to grill the peach and whiskey chicken skewers.
Set the grill to high direct heat at 450 degrees and place the chicken and peach skewers on the grill. Flip every minute for a total of 10 minutes or until the meat reaches 175 degrees internal temp. Before serving, brush the skewers with the sweet whiskey sauce and leave them on the grill for another minute allowing the sauce to caramelize over the chicken and peaches. Enjoy!
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Peach and Whiskey Chicken Skewers
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Chicken thighs
- 3 Hard peaches
- 1 Red onion
- 1 tbsp Dad's All Purpose rub
Sweet Bourbon Glaze ingredients
- 1 cup Whiskey or Bourbon of choice
- 2 tbsp Brown sugar
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp Dad's All Purpose rub
Instructions
- In a saucepan, add whiskey or bourbon of choice, honey, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce and Dad's All Purpose rub. Whisk the ingredients together.
- Bring the contents to a boil and then let it simmer over low heat while the sauce thickens up.
- Cut the chicken thighs into 1 inch cubes and season with Dad's All Purpose rub.
- Next cube up a few peaches, red onion and skewer all the ingredients.
- Set the grill to high direct heat at 450 degrees and place the chicken and peach skewers on the grill.
- Flip every minute for a total of 10 minutes or until the meat reaches 175 degrees internal temp.
- Before serving, brush the skewers with the sweet whiskey sauce and leave them on the grill for another minute allowing the sauce to caramelize over the chicken and peaches.
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