| Ingredients | | | | Set the chicken breast side up on the grill grate over |
| 1 cup balsamic vinegar | | | | the drip pan, with their cavities facing the coals. |
| ¼ cup Dijon mustard | | | | Cover and cook for 2 hours, spraying the chickens |
| ¼ cup honey | | | | with the mop every hour. Check the thermometer to |
| 4 garlic cloves, minced | | | | maintain a temperature of 250° to 275° F. |
| 3 small shallots, minced | | | | After 2 hours, turn the chickens 90° F, still breast |
| ½ tsp kosher salt | | | | side up, so their sides are facing the heat. Be careful |
| ½ tsp freshly ground pepper | | | | When turning the chickens to keep the juices inside |
| ¾ cup olive oil | | | | the cavities. Spray the chickens with the mop. Cover |
| Two-3 ½ lbs chickens | | | | and cook for 1 hour, then turn the chickens so that |
| Marinate the chicken : In a bowl, blend together the | | | | their opposite sides are facing the heat. Spray again, |
| vinegar, mustard, honey, garlic, shallots, salt and | | | | then cover and cook for 1 to 1 ½ hours longer, |
| pepper. Slowly whisk in the olive oil. Put the chickens | | | | until a thermometer inserted in the inner thigh reads |
| in a 2 gallon resealable plastic bag and pour in the | | | | 170° F. |
| marinade. Seal and turn to thoroughly coat the | | | | Transfer the chickens to a rimmed baking sheet. |
| chickens. Refrigerate overnight, turning a few times. | | | | Pour the cavity juices into a serving bowl. Let the |
| Mop | | | | chickens rest for 10 minutes. Cut off the whole legs |
| ½ cup dry white wine, ½ cup apple juice | | | | and transfer them to a platter. Slice the breast meat |
| Combine the wine and apple juice in a spray bottle or | | | | off the bone and transfer to the platter. Add any |
| small bowl. | | | | accumulated juices to the serving bowl. |
| Drain the chickens. Set them on a large rimmed | | | | Serve the chicken with the juices and your favorite |
| baking sheet and sprinkle all over with the rub, inside | | | | BBQ sauce. |
| and out. | | | | |