How to BBQ Chicken | Kenji's Cooking Show

chicken

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Skinless chicken is lower in fat; chicken thighs are often cheaper than breasts.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Homemade sauce can be lower in sugar; ketchup is a budget-friendly alternative.

Set up a kettle grill with charcoal briquettes for low and slow cooking.

Use a chimney starter to light the charcoal without lighter fluid.

Prepare a dry rub with 1/3 cup paprika, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup chili powder, cumin, coriander seed, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.

Rub the dry rub generously on the chicken legs (thighs and drumsticks).

Let the charcoal burn for about 15 minutes until lit.

Spread the lit charcoal over one side of the grill to create a two-zone fire.

Oil the grill grates to prevent sticking.

Place the chicken on the cooler side of the grill.

Add Applewood chunks for smoking.

Cook the chicken for about 30 to 40 minutes, aiming for an internal temperature of 130 degrees.

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