Kansas City BBQ'd Chicken
- 3 1/2 pounds mixed chicken parts (breasts halved)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups Kansas City-Style BBQ Sauce, recipe follows
- 2 tablespoons neutral-tasting oil, such as grapeseed or vegetable
- 6 cloves garlic, smashed
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 slightly heaping tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- Pinch ground cloves
- 2 cups ketchup
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup dark molasses
- 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons English-style dried mustard
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1.
- Preheat a grill with high, medium high, and medium zones.
- Lightly oil grates.
- 2.
- Season chicken with salt and black pepper, to taste and place it skin-side down on grate on high heat.
- Cook until skin is crisp, turning once, about 5 minutes.
- Dip each piece of chicken in sauce, shake off excess, and return to grill-dark meat pieces over medium high and white meat over medium heat.
- Cook, covered, basting once more, until glazed and an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of each piece of chicken registers 170degreesF, about 25 to 30 minutes.
- 1.
- Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir in the garlic, tomato paste, chili powder, paprika, red pepper flakes, allspice, and cloves and cook, stirring, until paste is dark brick red, about 3 minutes.
- Add the ketchup, water, vinegar, molasses, brown sugar, salt, soy sauce, Worcestershire, mustard, black pepper, and bay leaf.
- 2.
- Adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook until the flavors come together, about 30 minutes.
- Remove and discard bay leaf before using.
- Makes about 1 quart
- Calories: 510
- Total Fat: 26 grams
- Saturated Fat: 7 grams
- Total Carbohydrate: 12 grams
- Protein: 56 grams
- Sodium: 830 milligrams
- Cholesterol: 170 milligrams
- Fiber: 0 grams
chicken, kosher salt, bbq sauce, neutraltasting oil, garlic, tomato paste, chili powder, paprika, red pepper, ground allspice, ground cloves, ketchup, water, cider vinegar, dark molasses, brown sugar, kosher salt, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, mustard, freshly ground black pepper, bay leaf
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/kansas-city-bbqd-chicken-recipe.html (may not work)