Ultimate BBQ Chicken Recipe

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Ultimate BBQ Chicken
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Ingredients
26
Count
Nutrition
871
Calories
Total time
190
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For the spice rub- mix all ingredients in a bowl.
  2. Store in an airtight container.
  3. For the sauce- put all ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar (keep a screen handy- it spits).
  4. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  5. Let cool, store in the refrigerator in a tight-lidded jar for months.
  6. BBQ Chicken- Rinse the chicken and pat it dry.
  7. Sprinkle on the rub generously.
  8. Get your BBQ (gas or charcoal) very hot.
  9. If you have some hickory chips or apple chips, feel free to add them.
  10. When the grill is ready, put the chicken, skin side up, on the grill: if you have a charcoal grill push all your coals to one side and put the chicken on the other side.
  11. If you have a gas grill turn off one side and put the chicken on that side.
  12. You don't want the chicken over direct heat.
  13. Put the lid on the grill and cook the chicken for about 30 minutes, maintaining an internal temperature of 230- 250 degrees by adjusting the vents (opening the vents lets in oxygen and raises the temperature).
  14. If your grill doesn't have a thermometer, use an oven thermometer to monitor the heat.
  15. After 30 minutes, baste the chicken with apple juice.
  16. Continue to cook and baste until the chicken is done, about 3 hours.
  17. At first, the chicken will appear that it isn't cooking at all, and you will be tempted to crank up the heat.
  18. DON'T!
  19. Trust me- just keep going.
  20. You will think nothing is happening and wonder if this recipe is wrong, wrong, wrong.
  21. Just let it go- it will cook.
  22. Baste every half hour or so with more apple juice.
  23. Check for doneness at 2 1/2 hours.
  24. When it is done, baste each piece with the sauce and let it cook a few more minutes to let the sauce adhere to the chicken.
  25. Serve with more of the sauce, lots of napkins, some beer, and prepare for applause.
  26. Note: I was once hungry for this chicken in January (brrrr!) and with 2 feet of snow, didn't feel like trudging out to the grill.
  27. I made it in the oven and it turned out great.
  28. Just keep the oven temperature on 250 degrees, put the chicken on a cookie rack set over top of a sheet pan covered in aluminum foil.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 870.59 Kcal (3645 kJ)
Calories from fat 464.66 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 51.63g 79%
Cholesterol 306.47mg 102%
Sodium 1779.55mg 74%
Potassium 764.69mg 16%
Total Carbs 32.27g 11%
Sugars 29.55g 118%
Dietary Fiber 1.22g 5%
Protein 62.09g 124%
Vitamin C 20.7mg 34%
Iron 4.4mg 25%
Calcium 71.6mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 194.1 Kcal (813 kJ)
Calories from fat 103.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.51g 79%
Cholesterol 68.33mg 102%
Sodium 396.76mg 74%
Potassium 170.49mg 16%
Total Carbs 7.19g 11%
Sugars 6.59g 118%
Dietary Fiber 0.27g 5%
Protein 13.84g 124%
Vitamin C 4.6mg 34%
Iron 1mg 25%
Calcium 16mg 7%

* 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

  • 21.5
    Points
  • 22
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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