Chef John's Barbecue Chicken

Recipesfull introduces to you: Chicken Recipes. (Chef John's Barbecue Chicken). When it comes to barbecued chicken, everyone wants that nice thick glaze of sauce attached to the skin, and the only way to do it, is brush it on as it cooks. Therein lies the problem. Because of the sugar content, it only takes a minute for a barbecue sauce to go from brick-red to solid black. I just 'mark' the chicken's vulnerable skin side, then cook it all the way through in a closed grill, brushing on the glaze as it cooks.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 40 mins

Additional: 1hr

Total: 2hrs

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Chef John's Barbecue Chicken

Ingredients

1 whole chicken

into halves

¼ cup rice vinegar

2 tablespoons barbeque sauce

2 cloves garlic

crushed

1 tablespoon salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon onion powder

½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

½ cup barbeque sauce

or as needed

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Cut 1/2-inch deep slashes in the skin-side of each chicken half; 2 cuts in each breast 2 in the thigh and 1 on the leg; remove wing tips.

Step 2

Whisk rice vinegar barbeque sauce and garlic together in large bowl. Place chicken in bowl and turn to coat chicken in the marinade. Arrange chicken halves cut-side down in the bottom of the marinade bowl cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Step 3

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 4

Remove chicken from bowl pat chicken dry with paper towels and discard marinade. Place chicken halves skin-side up on a plate and season with salt pepper paprika onion powder and cayenne pepper.

Step 5

Cook chicken skin-side down on the preheated grill for 3 to 4 minutes. Turn chicken over close the lid of the grill and cook basting with remaining barbeque sauce ever 6 minutes until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear about 35 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Nutritional Information

Chef John's Barbecue Chicken

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 463.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 47.5g 95%

Carbohydrates: 10.6g 3%

Dietary Fiber: 0.5g 2%

Sugars: 7g

Fat: 24.2g 37%

Saturated Fat: 6.7g 34%

Cholesterol: 149.4mg 50%

Vitamin A Iu: 604.8IU 12%

Niacin Equivalents: 19.8mg 152%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 29%

Vitamin C: 1mg 2%

Folate: 11.3mcg 3%

Calcium: 34.2mg 3%

Iron: 2.5mg 14%

Magnesium: 41.8mg 15%

Potassium: 395.9mg 11%

Sodium: 1583.1mg 63%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 10%

Calories From Fat: 218

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.