Chicken or Steak with Balsamic BBQ Sauce Recipe

For the BBQ sauce:

• Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan and stir until all the ingredients are incorporated and the mixture is smooth.
• Simmer over medium heat until reduced by 1/3, about 15 to 20 minutes.

For the chicken or steak:

• Place a grill pan over medium heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Season the meat with salt and pepper.
• Lightly coat with some of the BBQ sauce using a pastry brush.
• Place the meat on the grill. Place the remaining BBQ sauce, still in the small saucepan, over low heat or on the edge of a gas or charcoal grill and allow to gently simmer while the meat cooks.
• Cook the chicken about 8 minutes per side. Cook the steaks starting at about 4 minutes per side until a meat thermometer reads the desired temperature, 120 degrees F for medium rare, 135 degrees F for medium (about 6 minutes per side), 155 degrees F for well done (about 9 minutes per side).
• Continually brush the meat with BBQ sauce every few minutes. Remove the meat from the grill and let rest for at least 5 minutes.
• Serve with the heated BBQ sauce alongside.
• Alternately, the chicken can be baked in the oven. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the chicken skin side up in a baking dish and bake for 25 minutes.
• Remove the baking dish from the oven and spoon the BBQ sauce all over the top of the chicken.
• Return the baking dish to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes.