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Grilled Whole Chicken

Jason
4 servings
Beginner

Add soaked wood chips to the heat source to make a smokey flavor (apple wood works well). However, use wood chips sparingly, the smoke flavor shouldn't overwhelm the other flavors.

Total Steps

8

Ingredients

7

Tools Needed

1

Ingredients

  • 1 <a href="/L8P58TMC">whole chicken </a>(approx 4 lbs)
  • 1 <a href="/Y5K7YSXM">lemon,</a> quartered
  • 3 fresh <a href="/5PN7S6FY">bay </a>leaves
  • 1 handful fresh <a href="/4XCMQGHY">sage </a>(other <a href="/84HVDSMF">herbs </a>will work as well, <a href="/YCG55RYS">rosemary
  • 3 teaspoon <a href="/NLPYVN22">olive oil</a>
  • 0 salt
  • 0 <a href="/SWV3CGDQ">pepper</a>

Instructions

1

Step 1

Remove giblets and <a href="/8BSVY4LZ">wash </a>chicken.

2

Step 2

Heavily <a href="/DPSVTKVY">salt </a>cavity. <a href="/XSQB5XPJ">Stuff </a>cavity with herbs and lemon

3

Step 3

<a href="/DPSVTKVY">Salt </a>and pepper the <a href="/8YHHJCST">skin </a>of the chicken, <a href="/DYM522S6">rub </a>with olive oil.

4

Step 4

Prepare <a href="/2V2PRWTZ">grill </a>for cooking with indirect <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat. </a>For charcoal, place charcoal on one side of the <a href="/2V2PRWTZ">grill </a>and light. For propane, light burner on one side of the <a href="/2V2PRWTZ">grill.</a>

5

Step 5

When <a href="/2V2PRWTZ">grill </a>is hot, add a handful of <a href="/NM2HN7TN">soaked </a>wood chips (optional, apple wood is preferred)

6

Step 6

Put chicken on <a href="/GZFHJC5K">cool </a>side of <a href="/2V2PRWTZ">grill,</a> breast side down. Cook, covered, for 20 min.

7

Step 7

<a href="/TCL6N2Z7">Flip </a>chicken and cook covered until <a href="/QDWRNXYW">juices </a>run clear (about 30 more min).

8

Step 8

Remove chicken from <a href="/XZFHRHHF">heat </a>and let <a href="/GZFHJC5K">cool </a>for about 10 min.

Tools & Equipment

Grill

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