Barbecue Chicken Drumsticks and Thighs
Recipe: #12712
June 05, 2014
Categories: Chicken, Fathers Day, Game/Sports Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Sunday Dinner, Gluten-Free, High Protein, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Bone-in Pieces, Spicy, Chicken Dinner, more
"Some of the BBq'd chicken, I know you'll like this recipe, for intense flavor I left the rub on overnight and I doubled the recipe and don't forget the hickory wood chips!"
Ingredients
- BBQ SAUCE
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- CHICKEN RUB
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- CHICKEN
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (489.2 g)
- Calories 783.8
- Total Fat - 40.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.9 g
- Cholesterol - 214.1 mg
- Sodium - 3730.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 75.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.2 g
- Sugars - 59.2 g
- Protein - 33.3 g
- Calcium - 87.8 mg
- Iron - 3.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 50.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
For making the BBQ sauce: in a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook the oil, onion, and garlic until golden, about 10 minutes, stirring often. Add the rest of the sauce ingredients and stir to combine. Bring the sauce to a simmer, reduce the heat to low, and cook until slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes, stirring often.
Step 2
In a small bowl mix the rub ingredients. Sprinkle the rub evenly all over the chicken pieces. Let the chicken stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before grilling.
Step 3
Prepare the grill for direct and indirect cooking over medium heat. Brush the cooking grates clean.
Step 4
Grill the chicken, skin side down, over direct medium heat, with the lid closed as much as possible, until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes, turning occasionally. Move the chicken pieces over indirect medium heat. Drain and scatter the wood chips over the lit charcoal or put them in the smoker box of a gas grill, following manufacturer's instructions. Continue to grill the chicken, with the lid closed, for about 20 minutes. Then brush both sides with a thin layer of the sauce and cook until the juices run clear and the meat is no longer pink at the bone, about 15 minutes, occasionally turning and brushing with the sauce.
Step 5
Serve warm or at room temperature with the remaining sauce on the side.
Tips
- 2 handfuls hickory wood chips, soaked in water for at least 30 minutes