Chipotle-Sesame Chicken Skewers

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	237ml	Ketchup
1/2 cup	118ml	Fresh lime juice
2		Garlic cloves - minced
2 teaspoons	10ml	Minced canned chipotle chilies - see * Note
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried cumin
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1 1/2 lbs	681g / 24oz	Boned skinned chicken breast halves - cut 1/2" pieces
		= (about 120 pieces)
40		Bamboo skewers - (6" ea) - soaked 30 minutes,
		And drained
1/4 cup	27g / 1oz	Toasted sesame seeds
		= (black or white or combination)
1/3 cup	5.3g / 0.2oz	Chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe Instructions

* Note: Chipotle chilies, canned in a spicy tomato sauce, sometimes called adobo, are sold at Latin American markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.

Blend first 5 ingredients in processor until smooth. Season sauce with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Bring to room temperature before using.)

Preheat broiler. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Thread 3 chicken pieces onto each skewer. Transfer to large baking sheet in single layer. Brush chicken with 1/4 cup sauce. Broil chicken without turning until cooked through, about 4 minutes.

Transfer to platter. Sprinkle with sesame and cilantro. Serve with remaining sauce.

This recipe yields 40 skewers.

Source:
Bon Appetit, December 2001

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