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Barbecue Chicken Drumsticks and Thighs

Here's how you make Barbecue Chicken Drumsticks and Thighs
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  • Servings: 3
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 3 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • BBQ SAUCE
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, fine minced
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup lemon-lime carbonated beverage (not diet)
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
  • Hot sauce (to your taste)
  • CHICKEN RUB
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • Zest (from 1 whole lemon, finely grated)
  • 2 teaspoons granulated garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (use more if you want)
  • CHICKEN
  • 2 chicken thighs
  • 2 chicken legs
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • 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 & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • 2 handfuls hickory wood chips, soaked in water for at least 30 minutes

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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