Who doesn’t love Tyler Florence? A real hunk of a man, and he cooks, too. Some of his recipes are good, and some are too over the top for me with too many flavors. But, when I saw him make “the ultimate barbecued chicken” on one of his recent shows, I was interested. First, he brined the chicken while he made a fast and easy basting sauce, then he grilled the chicken, transferred it to the oven and basted with the sauce at the end of the cooking time.
Hubby and I are not fans of icky sweet BBQ sauce, so I reduced the sugar slightly in the sauce and subbed frozen apple juice concentrate for the brown sugar in the brine. I also eliminated the bacon, subbed sweet paprika for smoked, and added chipotle chile pepper to bring back some smokiness and water to thin the sauce. The changes must have worked, because we loved this dish! The sauce had just the right amount of smoky sweetness for us. The chicken was moist and tender and full of flavor. If you want Tyler’s original recipe, you can find it on The Food Network's website. Below is my adapted version. Bon appetit!
Take chicken out of brine; pat it dry on paper towels. Arrange chicken on preheated (375-400F) grill. Cook for about 25 minutes, turning once midway. Baste with sauce on one side, cook about 5 minutes; repeat on other side. Be sure chicken is cooked all the way through by cutting into the thickest part of the thigh – if no blood, chicken should be done. Yield: 4 servings |
14 comments:
this looks perfect!
What delicious looking chicken, Judy! I like the changes you've made to the recipe, so we'll be giving it a try soon.
I've wanted to try brining for a while now. This sounds like an great recipe to start with!
Judy, your chicken looks great! I LOVE brining, it started with turkey for me few years ago and now I am brining fool. Brine makes such a difference.
I bet this was absolutely delicious!! I love your changes especially the chipotles!
This looks delicious, and you are right, whats not to like about Tyler Florence. He's handsome, he cooks but I swear, Judy, if he says "BOOM" one more time while adding something to his recipe I'm going to hurl.
That would be great with some grilled corn on the cob!
Coleen, That is so funny. I know he says boom a lot, but he's so darn cute, I don't mind.
this looks so wonderful, i've never done anything with a brine before.
ooh I could eat that right now!
I saw that show recently too... and thought it sounded good.... yours sure looks terrific...
I like looking at him too.... funny though... I never noticed the boom thing... guess I'm too busy looking at him.. LOL
This looks great. Some of Tyler's recipes work for me and some don't. Thanks for doing the testing.
Sam
Yummie, this BBQ chicken look fabulous, full of flavor...love it!
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