Favorite Barbecued Chicken Food

FAVORITE BARBECUE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat grill for medium-high heat.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until tender. Stir in ketchup, honey, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Cook for a few minutes to thicken sauce. Remove from heat, and allow to cool.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Dip chicken in sauce, and turn to coat. Cook on grill for 10 to 15 minutes, turning once. Move chicken to the skillet with sauce. Simmer over medium heat for about 5 minutes on each side.

FAVORITE BARBECUED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Grill skin side down, uncovered, on a greased grill rack over medium heat for 20 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, make barbecue sauce by heating oil over medium heat. Add onion; saute until tender. Stir in remaining sauce ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. , Turn chicken; brush with barbecue sauce. Grill 15-25 minutes longer, brushing frequently with sauce, until a thermometer reads 165° when inserted in the breast and 170°-175° in the thigh.

THE ULTIMATE BARBECUED CHICKEN

Steps:

• For the brine, in a mixing bowl combine the water, salt, sugar, garlic, and thyme. Transfer the brine to a 2-gallon sized re-sealable plastic bag. Add the chicken, close the bag and refrigerate 2 hours (if you've only got 15 minutes, that's fine) to allow the salt and seasonings to penetrate the chicken.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce. Wrap the bacon around the bunch of thyme and tie with kitchen twine so you have a nice bundle. Heat about 2 tablespoons of oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the thyme and cook slowly 3 to 4 minutes to render the bacon fat and give the sauce a nice smoky taste. Add the onion and garlic and cook slowly without coloring for 5 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients, give the sauce a stir, and turn the heat down to low. Cook slowly for 20 minutes to meld the flavors. Once the sauce is done cooking, remove about 1 1/2 cups of the sauce and reserve for serving along side the chicken at the table. The rest of the barbecue sauce will be used for basing the legs.
• Preheat oven 375 degrees F.
• Preheat a grill pan or an outdoor gas or charcoal barbecue to a medium heat. Take a few paper towels and fold them several times to make a thick square. Blot a small amount of oil on the paper towel and carefully and quickly wipe the hot grates of the grill to make a nonstick surface. Take the chicken out of the brine, pat it dry on paper towels. Arrange the chicken pieces on the preheated grill and cook, turn once mid-way, and cook for a total of 10 minutes. Transfer the grill marked chicken to a cookie sheet and then place in the oven. Cook the chicken for 15 minutes, remove it from the oven and then brush liberally, coating every inch of the legs with the barbecue sauce and then return to the oven for 25 to 30 more minutes, basting the chicken for a second time half way through remaining cooking time. Serve with extra sauce.

PRESIDENT EISENHOWER'S FAVORITE BARBECUED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium high heat.
• Brown the chicken pieces, in batches if necessary to avoid crowding the skillet.
• When nicely browned on all sides, remove chicken, drain briefly and place in a large ovenproof casserole dish.
• Add the chopped onion and celery to the oil remaining in the skillet.
• Cook until the vegetables soften, 5-8 minute.
• Add the vinegar, brown sugar, lemon juice, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, prepared mustard and 1 cup of water.
• Mix well and taste; adjust seasoning to your taste.
• Add red pepper flakes, to taste.
• Simmer the sauce for 30 min to blend the flavors together.
• While sauce is simmering, preheat the oven to 325ºF.
• Pour the sauce over the browned chicken in the casserole dish.
• Cover the dish with foil and bake for about 1 hour, or until the juices run clear.

BARBECUED CHICKEN (PRESIDENT NIXON'S)

Steps:

• Melt margarine in saucepan.
• Stir in lemon juice, garlic salt, oregano and paprika.
• Put pieces of chicken in tupperware or dishes to marinate in, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Pour marinade over the chicken and cover it.
• Marinate for at least 4 hours (I do mine overnight), turning over occasionally.
• Place on grill above hot coals.
• Cook until tender, occasionally turning and brushing with marinade.
• Allow 45-75 minutes total cooking time, depending on size of chicken and distance from the coals.

OVEN BARBECUED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chicken over medium heat. Transfer to a 13-in. x 2-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Remove skillet from stovetop and recoat with cooking spray; cook onion over medium heat until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Pour over chicken. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes or until chicken juices run clear and a meat thermometer reads 170 degrees.

MY FAVORITE GRILLED CHICKEN EVER

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, water, butter, Worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, pepper, sugar, and minced garlic in a pot. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let marinade cool to room temperature, at least 30 minutes.
• Place chicken in a resealable zip-top bag. Pour marinade over chicken, seal, and marinate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Transfer chicken pieces to the grill, shaking off excess marinade; discard remaining marinade.
• Grill chicken until no longer pink in the center, 30 to 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).