Barbecue Chicken

Recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck

Show: Wolfgang Puck's Cooking ClassEpisode: Slow Grilling

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (6)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(6)

Cook Time:
1 hr 5 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 5 min
Total:: 1 hr 35 min

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Ingredients

1 whole chicken, butterflied
Olive oil, for coating
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Barbecue Sauce, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat grill.

Coat the chicken with oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the chicken directly over the hottest part of the grill to sear. Once seared on both sides remove to a cooler part of the grill. Baste both sides with barbecue sauce and cover the grill. Cook until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165 degrees F.

Barbecue Sauce:

Peanut oil

3 red onions, sliced into 1/2- inch rounds

3 red bell peppers, cored

2 apples, cored and quartered

2 cups red wine vinegar

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

1 1/2 cups molasses

3 1/2 cups ketchup

1 cup tomato paste

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons salt

1 tablespoon ground coriander

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

8 Thai chilies, stemmed

Preheat grill.

Toss the onion, red bell pepper, and apples in the peanut oil to coat. Place on the grill for about 15 minutes. Remove and roughly chop.

In a large pot on a hot grill add the chopped vegetables and the rest of the ingredients. Simmer for 20 minutes.

Remove and puree until smooth.

Yield: 3 quarts

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Cathy Missoula, MT 09-26-2008
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is by far the best barbeque sauce I've ever made. It's not that difficult to prepare and worth any effort it does take.... The flavor is excellent!Read more
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Sanjukta Phoenix, AZ 05-30-2007
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Not quite!!
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Doesn't really suit the Indian tongue since this is a typical american recipe...
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Anonymous 11-14-2005
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Awesome BBQ Chicken
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The Barbeque Sauce the recipie gives is absolutely amazing. The molasses, pears, onions, and other ingredients make it taste... great.Read more
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YVES Memphis, TN 08-29-2004
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Extraordinarily great BBQ sauce!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

By far, the best BBQ sauce recipe I have ever come across and God knows, living in Memphis, we get a lot of BBQ recipes!!
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STEVE Benicia, CA 08-28-2004
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Amazing BBQ Chicken
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is one of my favorite chicken dishes. The BBQ sauce gives it so much intense flavor. WOW! I have had several offers from... co-workers to purchase the sauce from me. This is a real winner!!!!Read more
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FRED Beacon Falls, CT 06-19-2004
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Your technique opened my eyes
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have been missing the mark for years, burning, overcooking, ruining meat and poultry on my grill. Your slow cooking... technique make it all too clear. More cooking control, tastier chicken, and more enjoyable to grill. Only thing I'm missing is a butterflying technique. ThanksRead more