Ancho Rubbed Chicken

  • Yield: servings

Ingredients

4-- each 8 ounce chicken breast ( skin on )
2tablespoons tablespoons ancho powder
2teaspoons teaspoons paprika
2teaspoons teaspoons ground cumin
1/2teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2tablespoons canola oil
10whole cloves
2cups veal stock ( sub beef stock if can't find )
1/2cup water
1/2cup spanish onion sliced
1/4cup light brown sugar packed
1/4cup ancho chili powder
1 1/2teaspoons instant coffee granules
1 1/2teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2teaspoon kosher salt
1stick unsalted butter cut into 8 pieces
1-- each lime cut into 8 pieces

Instructions

Rub:
2 tablespoons Ancho powder, 2 teaspoons Paprika, 2 teaspoons ground cumin,
1/2 teaspoon caynne pepper.

Chicken:
Pat dry
Rub with rub, roll in olive oil, re rub in rub.
Wrap in plastic, chill 1 hour.

Make Sauce:
In a sauce pan:
Finely grind cloves, add veal stock, water, onion, sugar, chili powder, coffee granules, Worchester sauce, caynne pepper and salt.
Cook at med high heat for about 30 mins. reducing to 1 cup.
Strain mix with fine sieve, pressing all stock.
Return to sauce pan, bring to a simmer, add butter. Take off heat.

To Cook:
Preheat oven to 400.
In a shallow pan, put in oven for about 10-12mins ( 160 degrees internal temp )
Take out, allow to rest 5 mins.

To Plate:
Sauce on bottm, chicken on top.