Chef John's Barbecue Chicken

Chef John's Barbecue Chicken

Recipe by John Mitzewich from allrecipes.com

Dinner 2 Hr.

Ingredients

6

6 servings

  • 1 whole chicken, cut into halves
  • 0.25 cup rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 0.5 cup barbecue sauce, or as needed

Instructions

  • Cut 1/2-inch deep slashes in the skin-side of each chicken half: two cuts in each breast, two in each thigh, and one in each leg. Remove wing tips.
  • Whisk vinegar, 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce, and garlic together in a large bowl. Place chicken in the bowl and turn to coat. Arrange chicken halves in the bottom of the bowl with the cut sides down; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
  • Remove chicken from the bowl and pat dry with paper towels; discard any remaining marinade. Place chicken halves, skin-side up, on a plate and season with salt, pepper, paprika, onion powder, and cayenne pepper.
  • Cook chicken, skin-side down, on the preheated grill until grill marks appear, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn chicken over, close the grill lid, and cook, basting with remaining barbecue sauce every 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 Facts

Per 6 servings

  • Calories: 464
  • Carbohydrate: 11g
  • Fat: 24g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 48g
  • Sugar: 7g

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