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Spatchcocked Chicken with Sweet & Spicy BBQ Rub
Rating: 5 stars
In this whole grilled chicken recipe, the backbone is removed and the chicken is flattened then grilled under the weight of 2 bricks--which enables it to cook quickly and evenly. The homemade rub recipe makes enough to prepare 2 pounds of boneless chicken or 4 pounds of bone-in chicken, but you can easily double or triple the recipe and store the extra in an airtight container for up to 3 months so you can have it on hand throughout the grilling season.
total:
1 hr 45 mins
Servings:
6
Spatchcocked Chicken with Sweet & Spicy BBQ Rub

Ingredients

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Directions

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  • To prepare rub: Combine chili powder, brown sugar, cumin, salt, paprika, garlic powder, ginger and cayenne in a small bowl.

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  • To prepare chicken: Remove giblets from chicken and trim any excess skin and fat. Using kitchen shears, cut the chicken down one side of the backbone, through the ribs. Make an identical cut on the opposite side to remove the backbone completely; discard. Place the chicken cut-side down and flatten with the heel of your hand. Rub the dry rub mixture under the skin onto the breast meat and leg meat and rub a little on the skin. Let stand at room temperature for at least 10 minutes and up to 30 minutes.

  • To grill chicken: Place 2 foil-wrapped bricks on the grill rack. Preheat a gas grill to medium-high or build a two-zone fire (coals on one side of the grill) in a charcoal grill and let it burn down to medium-high heat (about 450 degrees F).

  • If using a gas grill, turn off one burner (leaving 1 to 2 burners lit, depending on your grill). Oil the grill rack (see Tip). Wearing oven mitts, remove the hot bricks and set the chicken on the rack, skin-side down, over the unlit portion of the grill. Place one brick on each half of the chicken, close the lid and grill until the skin is well marked and golden around the edges, 28 to 30 minutes. (If using a charcoal grill, add 10 coals after the first 30 minutes to maintain the heat.)

  • Wearing oven mitts, carefully remove the bricks. Using a large spatula, carefully turn the chicken over. Replace the bricks, close the lid and grill until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees F, 28 to 30 minutes more. Transfer the chicken to a clean cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes before removing the skin and carving.

Tips

Make Ahead Tip: Store the rub, airtight, for up to 1 month.

Tips

Equipment: 2 bricks

Tips

Once the grill is heated, oil a folded paper towel, hold it with tongs and rub it over the hot rack right before placing the chicken on the grill.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:
3-4 oz. chicken
Per Serving:
232 calories; protein 32.6g; carbohydrates 5.1g; dietary fiber 1.4g; sugars 3.2g; fat 8.4g; saturated fat 2.2g; cholesterol 97.5mg; vitamin a iu 1032.1IU; vitamin c 0.1mg; folate 7.7mcg; calcium 36mg; iron 2.2mg; magnesium 32.7mg; potassium 335.9mg; sodium 754.7mg; thiamin 0.1mg; added sugar 3g.
Exchanges:

4 1/2 lean meat

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