The Easiest Barbecued Chicken You'll Ever Make |
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Prep: 25 minutes; Cook: 10 minutes. A silicone basting brush (like the one from Sili Gourmet, $17 ) lets you keep the chicken moist without getting any unsightly nylon bristles in the mix. Ingredients:
5 teaspoons hungarian sweet paprika |
4 teaspoons brown sugar |
3 teaspoons kosher salt |
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper |
1 teaspoon garlic powder |
4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breasts |
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil or melted unsalted butter |
1 teaspoon barbecue smoke seasoning (such as hickory liquid smoke) |
1 cup barbecue sauce |
Directions:
1. To make rub, place first 5 ingredients in a bowl and combine with your fingers, breaking up lumps in sugar. (You'll need 1 1/2-2 tablespoons rub for this recipe. The excess can be stored in a sealed jar for several weeks.)
2. Sprinkle rub over chicken on both sides, rubbing into the meat with your fingers. Arrange chicken in a baking dish. Cover with foil, and refrigerate 20 minutes.
3. To make basting mixture, combine oil and smoke seasoning in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.
4. Spread the coals in an even layer to make a single-zone fire. (On a gas grill, you'd simply light the appropriate burner.) Preheat to high. Clean and oil grate.
5. Arrange chicken diagonal to bars of grate, and grill 4-6 minutes total per side or until browned and thoroughly heated; begin basting chicken after first 2 minutes of cooking, and baste several times. (If you're feeling ambitious, rotate each breast a quarter-turn after the first 2 minutes to create hatch marks.) Insert an instant-read meat thermometer into thick end of breast through the side-the temperature should be about 160°.
6. Transfer chicken to a platter or plates; serve with barbecue sauce.
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