Shelly's Recipe

DEEP IN THE WOODS GRILLED CHICKEN

Category: Poultry I

1 cup water
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup peanut oil, more for the grill grate
6 tbsp hot sauce, preferably Texas Pete
3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp coarse salt
2 whole chickens, cut up
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Heat a grill to high. To make the barbecue sauce: Combine the water, vinegar, peanut oil, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce and salt in a squirt bottle. Set aside.

Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Take a few paper towels and moisten them with a little oil. Using a pair of tongs, oil the grill grate with the paper towels. Place the chicken on the grill, leaving plenty of space between each piece. Grill until seared, about 1 to 2 minutes per side for legs and thighs and 3 minutes or so for breasts.

Reduce heat to medium or move chicken to medium-low fire; continue to grill, turning occasionally and squirting with barbecue sauce, until the juices run clear when chicken is pierced, 12 to 18 minutes. Remove the pieces from the grill as they cook and transfer to a warm platter. Give them a final squirt of sauce for flavor and serve immediately.