Lemon BBQ Chicken (Cooks Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen) Recipe

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Lemon BBQ Chicken (Cooks Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen)
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  1. In a medium stockpot bring the vegetable stock, 2 cups of water, salt, brown sugar, peppercorns, and bay leaves to a boil. Maintain a boil till all the salt and brown sugar has been dissolved.
  2. Once the brown sugar and salt have been dissolved shut off the heat and add in the remaining ingredients.
  3. Put the mixture in the fridge overnight to let it cool down. For the impatient people like me, setup an ice bath (an ice bath is basically taking a bowl larger than your stockpot and filling it with ice and putting the stockpot in that bowl). Once the liquid is cool add in the chicken breasts and let them brine for 1-2 hours. If the chicken floats, put a plate on top of em' so they're totally submerged.
  4. Now, combine lemon juice, oil, spices, garlic, herbs, shallot, and salt shake it up in a mason jar and let the marinade well, marinate. Maybe, mix up a cocktail or have a glass of wine while the chicken brines.
  5. Discard the brine, rinse chicken under cold water and dry with paper towels. Then put all the chicken in a bag and pour 2/3 of the marinade and put the chicken back in the fridge for 1 hour or so.
  6. Meanwhile, light a large chimney starter filled with charcoal and allow to burn until colas are fully ignited and partially covered with thin layer of ash, about 20 minute Build modified 2 level fired by arranging all coals over one half of grill, leaving other half empty. Position cooking grate over coals, cover grill, and let grate heat up about 5 minutes. Scraped grate clean and oil down the grate. Grill is ready when side with coals is medium-hot (you can hold your hand 5 inches above grate for 3 to 4 seconds).
  7. Start on the HOT side of the grill. Cook chicken on all sides over hotter part of grill until meat has faint grill marks, 6 to 8 minutes. (If constant flare ups occur, slide chicken to cooler side of grill and mist fire with water from spray bottle.).
  8. Move chicken, skin side down, to cooler side of grill, wit the thicker side of the breast facing coals. Cover loosely with aluminum foil, cover grill and continue to cook until breast temp is 150 degrees, 15-25 minutes longer.
  9. Brush bone side of chicken with glaze. Move chicken, bone side down, to hotter side of grill and cook until browned, 4-6 minutes.
  10. Brush skin side of chicken with glaze; turn chicken over and continue to cook until browned, 2-3 minutes.
  11. Transfer chicken to plate and brush with any remaining glaze. Tent with foil and let it rest for 5 minutes.
  12. Serve and ENJOY!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1511.21 Kcal (6327 kJ)
Calories from fat 931.7 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 103.52g 159%
Cholesterol 175.83mg 59%
Sodium 15737.4mg 656%
Potassium 828.98mg 18%
Total Carbs 95.25g 32%
Sugars 17.77g 71%
Dietary Fiber 2.69g 11%
Protein 45.17g 90%
Vitamin C 59mg 98%
Iron 2.5mg 14%
Calcium 100mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 228.25 Kcal (956 kJ)
Calories from fat 140.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.64g 159%
Cholesterol 26.56mg 59%
Sodium 2376.94mg 656%
Potassium 125.21mg 18%
Total Carbs 14.39g 32%
Sugars 2.68g 71%
Dietary Fiber 0.41g 11%
Protein 6.82g 90%
Vitamin C 8.9mg 98%
Iron 0.4mg 14%
Calcium 15.1mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 38.3
    Points
  • 41
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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