CHICKEN WITH HONEY-LOQUAT GLAZE

Ingredients

1/2 cup honey

3 tablespoons soy sauce

3 cups loquats, seeded and quartered

4 tablespoons ginger, minced, to taste

4 tablespoons butter

4 chicken breasts, boned and skinned

Salt, to taste

Ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

Combine the honey, soy sauce, loquats, ginger, and butter in a medium saucepan. Simmer, covered, for five minutes, or until loquats soften.

Purée the loquat mixture in a blender or food processor, pulsing until the consistency of applesauce. Set the mixture aside.

Preheat the grill. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Grill about five minutes per side, or until done, showing an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.

* (Or season the chicken and sear in butter in a skillet until browned. Transfer the chicken to a baking pan and bake at 350 degrees F for thirty minutes, or until done, showing an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.)

Add the chicken to the loquat purée in a medium skillet. Stir over low heat, simmering for 5-10 minutes, or until chicken is warmed through and evenly coated with the loquat purée.

* Optional: Serve over rice.

Makes 4 servings.