Along with hot dogs and hamburgers, barbecued chicken is about as
classic as it gets when it comes time for grilling. But chicken takes
longer to cook than either hot dogs or hamburgers, and loves lower
cooking temperatures, so it’s easy to mess up, either under-cooking,
over-charring, or both. The trick to good barbecued chicken? Patience.
Done right, it will take at least an hour, and even up to 2 hours.
Remember that barbecue is slow and low, grilling is hot and fast. You
can grill a chicken breast, but chicken thighs, legs or wings are far
better barbecued.
The key here is to moderate your heat, however you can. Either set
the coals of the grill all on one side so you have a cool spot, put the
chicken on the top rack of the grill, farther away from the heat, or, if
you have a gas grill, just turn the heat to low. Slow and steady makes
the best BBQ chicken.
The following is more of a “how-to” than a recipe. We recommend using your favorite barbecue sauce; we have several homemade barbecue sauce recipes which would work beautifully with chicken.
Do you have a favorite barbecued chicken recipe? Or tip you would like to share? Please let us know about it in the comments.
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