Sure to be the centerpiece at all your summer gatherings and cookouts.
The trick to good BBQ Chicken?
Remember that barbecue is slow and low, grilling is hot and fast.
Ciara Kehoe
You cangrill a chicken breast, but chicken thighs, legs, or wings are far better barbecued.
The key here is to moderate your heat, however you’re free to.
Slow and steady makes the best BBQ chicken.
Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe
How To Grill BBQ Chicken
The following is more of a “how-to” than a recipe.
We recommend using your favorite barbecue sauce; we have several homemadebarbecue sauce recipeswhich would work beautifully with chicken.
If you’re looking to barbecue a whole chicken, we recommendspatchcocking.
Ciara Kehoe
If you barbecue breasts, keep them on the coolest part of the grill orfollow this method.
This recipe assumes fairly large chicken pieces (like the main pieces from a 4-5 pound whole chicken).
If you are working with smaller chicken pieces, they may require a shorter cooking time.
Ciara Kehoe
If you are cooking wings, they too may be done before the other larger pieces.
A note about the skin.
The skin will protect the chicken pieces from drying out.
Ciara Kehoe
Prepare one side of your grill for high, direct heat.
Reduce the temp to low or medium low (between 250F and 275F, no more than 300F).
Cover the grill and cook undisturbed for 20 to 30 minutes.
Ciara Kehoe
Turn the chicken pieces over and baste them with your favorite barbecue sauce.
Cover the grill again and allow to cook for another 15 to 20 minutes.
If you’re grilling smaller pieces of chicken on a charcoal grill, they may be done much earlier.
Ciara Kehoe
If the chicken isn’t done, turn the pieces over and continue to cook at a low temperature.
To do this, put the pieces, skin side down, on the hot side of the grill.
Allow them to sear and blacken slightly for a minute or two.
Ciara Kehoe
Use a clean brush to paint the cooked chicken with more barbecue sauce and serve.
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