Dry-Rub Chicken with Honey Barbecue Sauce
Dry-Rub Chicken with Honey Barbecue Sauce is a gluten free and dairy free main course. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 432 calories, 31g of protein, and 25g of fat. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. If you have ketchup, pepper, seasoned salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the cider vinegar you could follow this main course with the Vinegar Pie as a dessert. It will be a hit at your Father's Day event. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.
Instructions
To prepare chicken, remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. Rinse chicken with cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat.
Place chicken, breast side down, on a cutting surface.
Cut chicken in half lengthwise along backbone (do not cut through breastbone). Turn chicken over. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from the breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.
Combine paprika and next 4 ingredients (paprika through seasoned salt). Rub paprika mixture under loosened skin, and rub over breast and drumsticks. Gently press skin to secure.
Cut a 1-inch slit in skin at the bottom of each breast half; insert tips of drumsticks into slits.
To prepare grill for indirect grilling, place a disposable aluminum foil pan in grill; pour water in pan. Arrange charcoal around pan; heat to medium. Coat grill rack with cooking spray; place rack on grill.
Place chicken, breast side down, on grill rack over foil pan. Cover and grill 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a thermometer registers 18
Remove chicken from grill; place on a clean cutting surface. Cover with foil, and let stand 5 minutes.
To prepare sauce, combine ketchup and the remaining ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring the sauce to a simmer over medium-low heat; cook 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
Remove skin from the chicken, and brush with 1/3 cup sauce.
Serve the remaining sauce with the chicken.