Southwestern Grilled Honey-Habanero Glazed Chicken with Salsa
This recipe was created for a good friends birthday dinner and she loved the spicy heat and rich flavors. Since then, I've made it even hotter by substituting some Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Peppers) and it was awesomely hot and tasty. Now I can't wait to try the new "worlds hottest peppers" the Carolina Reapers which are supposed to not only be super hot, the are also supposed to have awesome flavor! Warning -- do not try this recipe unless you are a regular eater of very hot foods as it is very hot with just the habaneros for heat. Scotch bonnets, which are very similar to habaneros can also be used with similar results.
I served this with my Southwestern Vegan Roasted Vegetable Enchiladas, a hearty salad, a pan of cheesy jalapeno cornbread and a simple guacamole to go with the salsa on the side. We drank icy cold dark beer and before dinner had some cheese stuffed jalapeno poppers for an appetizer with a couple shots of tequila. It was a great 50th birthday celebration dinner. At the end, dessert was a spicy cayenne and dark chocolate cake with some jalapeno ice cream. Awesome!!