Grilled Chicken With Sweet Soy Slaw and Dipping Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 cups soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 8 pieces crystallized ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 skinned and boned chicken breasts
• 2 (12-ounce) packages broccoli slaw
• 1/4 cup green onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in sugar. Cook for 10 minutes or until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. (Mixture will thicken.) Reserve 1 1/2 cups soy mixture, and set aside.
2. Brush both sides of chicken evenly with remaining soy mixture; cover and let stand 10 minutes.
3. Grill, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350° to 400°) 6 to 8 minutes on each side or until done.
4. Toss together broccoli slaw, green onions, sesame seeds, and 1/2 cup reserved soy mixture; top with grilled chicken. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with remaining reserved 1 cup soy mixture for dipping.
5. Grilled Salmon With Sweet Soy Slaw and Dipping Sauce: Substitute 6 (4-ounce) salmon fillets for chicken, and grill 4 to 6 minutes on each side or until fish flakes with a fork.