Juicy Grilled BBQ Chicken
This go-to BBQ recipe combines salt and sugar in a brine fills this juicy grilled BBQ chicken with tons of flavors as you can add garlic and spices.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 8 cups water
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup salt
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 5-10 dashes Tabasco
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne optional
- 3-4 pounds chicken
- 1 tablespoon seasoning salt
- 1 cup your favorite bbq sauce
Instructions
- Start with bringing a 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar and 3 1/2 cups of water to a boil. Toss in 3 chopped cloves of garlic cloves and then pour in 1/2 cup of salt and 3/4 cup of brown sugar. Turn off the heat. Then wait for it to cool down a bit.
- Then grab your choice of seasonings. Here are a few of the items I tossed into the cooled vinegar mixture. I added a teaspoon of cayenne pepper and two teaspoons of the rest. I added about 10 dashes of Tabasco.
- Add four more cups of ice cold water or ice itself to the mixture once the seasonings are dissolved.
- Drop your chicken in a gallon zipper bag and power the vinegar brine over top of the chicken. Zip shut a refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.
- Pour the brine off the chicken, and let chicken rest for 10-20 minutes on the counter.
- Season the chicken with one of your seasoning salts of choice.
- Then grill for about 20 minutes per side over a medium heat. Keep an eye on it. Flare ups happen.
- When chicken is done cooking, spread with BBQ sauce and let grill for a minute or two longer.
Nutrition
Calories: 337kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 7gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 9018mgPotassium: 187mgFiber: 1gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 579IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 3mg
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