| I am always looking for good barbecue chicken | | | | - 1 Tsp Kosher Salt |
| recipes. I like to experiment and make my own | | | | - 1 Clove Garlic - Minced |
| marinades. A good marinade has 5 basic ingredients: | | | | - 1 Tsp Fresh Oregano - Chopped |
| - Salt | | | | Mix all of the ingredients in a plastic zip top bag until |
| - Sugar | | | | well blended. Add the chicken and refrigerate over |
| - Acid | | | | night. I prefer to use bone in skin on chicken pieces |
| - Aromatics | | | | because they tend to hold the moisture in better |
| - Oil | | | | when grilling. You can use this marinade for as little as |
| Take one ingredient from each of the above | | | | two hours, but for full flavor at least twelve hours is |
| categories and mix to make your own custom | | | | recommended. |
| marinade. Most marinades work best with two parts | | | | Remove the chicken from the marinade and let sit at |
| oil to one part acid, but be careful not to add too | | | | room temperature for 10-15 minutes. Prepare your |
| much oil or you may get some nasty flare-ups on the | | | | charcoal grill to cook over indirect heat and close the |
| grill. | | | | vents, both top and bottom, half way. Put the |
| This is one of my favorites chicken marinades. It is | | | | chicken over indirect heat and cook until the internal |
| easy, but packs a lot of flavor. | | | | temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit. |
| Ingredients | | | | Many people end up with dry chicken with skin that |
| - 1 C. Soy Sauce | | | | pulls off when you try to bite through it. This is |
| - 1/4 C. Worcestershire Sauce | | | | caused by cooking over too high of heat. Cooking |
| - 1/4 C Apple Cider Vinegar | | | | over direct high heat doesn't give the skin time to |
| - 1/2 C Olive Oil | | | | render the fat out and become crispy. It also makes |
| - 1 tsp Brown Sugar | | | | the meat dry out much more quickly. |