CHICKEN & GAME BIRD Recipe
'Q' or Oven Cooking - Parts, Whole, or Halved Birds
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Brine chicken, i.e. submerge in
salt water and a few fresh herbs. Place in zip-lock bag and let
stand for a few hrs. in the fridge. Brining will rejuvenate the meat
but, don't expect the chicken to run around with its head
chopped off! Brining is optional.
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Remove from bag, drain, wash,
and damp dry.
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Add 1/2 cup Guido's BBQ
Sauce or any of Guido's Dry Seasoning/Rubs.
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Zip and manually 'mush' pieces
around until all parts are covered with Sauce or sprinkle with 1/4
cup of Dry Seasoning. Place in another Zip-lock bag and let stand in
fridge for an hour or so, or even over night. Now do our cookin' -
be sure your coals are completely fired up.
For whole bird, also sprinkle
some Seasoning into the bird cavity and stuff with one small
whole apple, or a pealed orange, or insert an can of your favorite
brew or juice (2/3 full) and stand bird upright in the grill. You can
also cut bird in half from 'pope's nose to the neck (back side not
belly), spread and lay open-face down on grill or on baking rack in
the oven. Cook at 350° for about 1 1/2 hrs. or until bird is golden
brown (not charred black color. For outdoor barbecuing place bird over
small water pan (2/3 full) on one side of the BBQ with coals on the
other and open lid vent over the bird. For added flavor ass some we
chunks of Mesquite, Oak, or Fruit Woods on top of coals even when
using 'hard wood' fuel. After cooking brush bird with a mix of melted
butter and range concentrate or other favorite zesty jam or jelly
before serving.
Remember - all chicken should reach 180° at the bone
to be fully cooked.
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