Recipe: Appetizing Spatchcock BBQ chicken

Spatchcock BBQ chicken. Cut into portions, drizzle over lemon juice and seasoning, plus a little oil and pinches of paprika. Rub mixture all over the chicken. My grilled Spatchcock Chicken first gets a dry rub and then smoked on the grill for added flavor.

Grilled Spatchcock Chicken is a delicious and juicy way to cook chicken. Just follow three simple steps: spatchcock, season, and grill, and you're on your way to a perfect weeknight dinner. A spatchcock chicken is a chicken that has had its backbone removed to allow the chicken to lay flat. You can have Spatchcock BBQ chicken using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Spatchcock BBQ chicken

1. You need of Whole chicken.
2. Prepare of Butter.
3. Prepare of Bbq sauce of choice.
4. You need of Salt.
5. It's of Pepper.

Grilled Spatchcocked Chicken Grilled Spatchcocked Chicken. Brining the chicken beforehand will ensure the meat is packed with flavour, while a side serving of coleslaw just adds to the fun. Buy a good quality bird for this sublime barbecued chicken recipe from Josh Eggleton. If you've never made a brine before, follow Josh's handy video guide for full instructions and ingredients.

Spatchcock BBQ chicken step by step

1. Preheat oven to 400. Remove spine from chicken. This isn't the easiest thing, you will need a sharp knife and some elbow grease lol! Once spine is out, crush the breastbone with your hands. You should hear it crack. It should lay flat when done. This method allows it to cook faster and keeps the meat more moist. Freeze bone for chicken stock later!!.
2. Dry the chicken with towels. Coat in salt and put in air tight container for minimum of 30 min. This will pull the remaining moisture out. After 30 minutes rince the chicken thoroughly again and pat until dry..
3. Coat the chicken in butter. Peel back the skin from the breast portion. And put 2 cubes of butter inside the breast skin. Bake for 45 minutes.
4. Coat one layer of bbq sauce after 45 minutes of cooking. Cook an additional 15 minutes. Then put another coat of bbq sauce on and cook another 10 minutes. Pull out and let it sit for at least 5 minutes to allow the juices to redistribute. I served it with garlic n herb roasted potatoes and fresh sauted green beans..

A tried and true old school technique for grilling chicken that will always give you a moist and tender bird. Spatchcock Chicken is a method for preparing chicken, not a recipe. This grilled spatchcock chicken recipe is by far the best way on how to grill a whole chicken. I am going to show you how to spatchcock a chicken and grill it on the type of grill of your choice. I am grilling the chicken on a gas grill.

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