Chinese New Year Plum BBQ Chicken

Since Sunday is the Chinese New Year - The Year of the Pig, I thought we'd get started off right with an interesting recipe for some grilled Chinese Plum BBQ Chicken. I found this recipe on the Oregon Chickens website, but what really caught my eye is that this was written by Daniel Blankenship. I have a distant cousin Daniel Blankenship, whom I've never met. I wonder if it's the same guy.

Chinese New Year Plum BBQ Chicken
Submitted by: Daniel Blankenship Corvallis, Or
Serves 4

• 1 fryer chicken, cut into pieces

Pre-Grilling Sauce:

• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon Chinese mustard powder
• 1/4 teaspoon wasabi powder
• 1 tablespoon sesame seed oil
  

Barbecue Sauce:

• 1 cup Chinese plum sauce
• 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  

Garnish:

• 1/4 cup mandarin oranges

Combine the pre-grilling sauce ingredients and brush on chicken pieces. Grill on medium hot fire until almost done. Combine all the barbeque sauce ingredients. During the last few minutes of grilling, baste chicken liberally with barbecue sauce on both sides. Garnish with mandarin oranges and serve.