Bbq Chicken Legs Recipe Grill

Then prepare chicken dry rub by mixing together all of the spices in a medium bowl.

Bbq chicken legs recipe grill. Keep the lid closed as much as possible. When the grill is ready moisten a towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack holding onto the towel with long handled tongs. If you barbecue breasts keep them on the coolest part of the grill or follow this method. Place the chicken skin side down on the grill grates and cover the grill.

Prep chicken legs leave the skin on by fully coating each leg with 1 2 teaspoons of dry rub. Greek island chicken shish kebabs super delicious. Southern bbq chicken some of the best bbq chicken i ve ever made. Chicken legs are a fantastic grilling option especially if you re feeding a crowd.

Here is a recipe for my standard bbq rub. Cover and cook 15 minutes then turn chicken over and brush other side with remaining sauce. It came out perfect bonironi. These delicious grilled bbq chicken legs are the ultimate cookout dish for any summer gathering.

You should get around 4 5 tablespoons of dry rub. Chicken thighs and legs will hold up better to long slow cooking than will breasts which can more easily dry out. I only had a package of 6 chicken legs so i halved the recipe to try it. Place chicken pieces over a medium hot grill brushing once more lightly with leftover sauce.

It has become a family favorite mestubby. Then if possible place chicken legs on a top rack for indirect heat with the bbq side of the leg down and the none bbq d side up. I recently had bbq d chicken legs at a party which made me choose this recipe. Preheat grill to 425ºf.

The prep for this recipe is very easy even the bbq sauce. This recipe assumes fairly large chicken pieces like the main pieces from a 4 to 5 pound whole chicken. If desired toss the chicken with a nice bbq spice rub before placing on the grill. Brush the bbq sauce on the chicken legs.

I also cut the sauce cooking time in half. Cook for an additional 10 minutes or until an instant read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the leg but not touching the bone reaches 165 degrees f. Grill for about 10 minutes on one side then flip over with tongs. Lift the drumsticks off the grill gently to ensure that the skin is not sticking to the grill grates.

Spread the other side with bbq now and let the bbq really caramelize onto the legs for 5 10mins on indirect heat if you dont have a top rack just reduce this time to 3 to 5mins. The chicken takes considerably longer than the 1 minute suggested.