Barbecued Chicken Recipe

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Barbecued Chicken
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Ingredients
22
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Nutrition
11399
Calories
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Mix brine ingredients with 2 qts. water in a 2-gal. resealable plastic bag. Add chicken, seal, and chill for 15 minutes to 2 hours.
  2. Make sauce: Wrap bacon around thyme; tie with kitchen twine. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add thyme bundle and cook 3 to 4 minutes. Add onion and garlic. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients and cook over low heat, covered, 20 minutes. Remove thyme; spoon 1/2 of sauce into a bowl.
  3. Prepare a gas barbecue for two-level heat (500° to 550° in one area and about 300° in another). Wipe cooking grate with oiled paper towels. Pat chicken dry with more paper towels, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and drizzle with some oil.
  4. Grill chicken skin side down on high-heat area 5 to 7 minutes. Move pieces to cooler area, turning over, and cook 20 minutes, covered. Spoon sauce from pan onto skin side and cook chicken until an instant-read thermometer measures 160° at thickest part (or cut to test), 15 to 20 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes. Serve with sauce in bowl.
  5. TYLER'S FIXES
  6. Add moisture. Brine your chicken using a solution of salt, sugar, and seasonings. The meat will plump up and absorb the seasonings, so the flavor isn't just on the skin. (This also works really well for pork and short ribs.)
  7. Set up two heat zones. Create a hot zone and a medium to low zone. One mistake people make is grilling thicker cuts, like bone-in chicken and pork chops, over direct high heat. They'll burn on the outside and stay raw inside.
  8. Start the chicken skin side down. To get crispy, golden skin, put it skin side down over the hot zone and let it turn a nice, golden brown. Then flip it over onto the medium zone to finish cooking.
  9. Make your own barbecue sauce. It's easy and you'll look like a rock star.
  10. Note: Nutritional analysis is per piece.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 11399.4 Kcal (47727 kJ)
Calories from fat 6641.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 737.97g 1135%
Cholesterol 3283.68mg 1095%
Sodium 8991.42mg 375%
Potassium 8573.69mg 182%
Total Carbs 449.56g 150%
Sugars 191.58g 766%
Dietary Fiber 22.33g 89%
Protein 687.87g 1376%
Vitamin C 226mg 377%
Iron 49mg 272%
Calcium 933.6mg 93%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 254.51 Kcal (1066 kJ)
Calories from fat 148.29 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.48g 1135%
Cholesterol 73.31mg 1095%
Sodium 200.75mg 375%
Potassium 191.42mg 182%
Total Carbs 10.04g 150%
Sugars 4.28g 766%
Dietary Fiber 0.5g 89%
Protein 15.36g 1376%
Vitamin C 5mg 377%
Iron 1.1mg 272%
Calcium 20.8mg 93%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 288.7
    Points
  • 300
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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