The Secret to Perfect BBQ Chicken Thighs
Julia shows Bridget how to make the best BBQ Chicken Thighs.
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I made this today using the slow smoker. Once the smoke was going I put the chicken with the broth mix on. A little over 2 hours later I placed the chicken directly on the grid, added the glaze and added more rub. Repeated it again an hour later. After an hour, I put them on the gas grill at high temp for 10 minutes for some char. FANTASTIC!
Oh my goodness this is so delicious. I live in the country and had to make a couple substitutions. I used jalapeno peppers juice for my hot sause and elderberry seedless jam. The braising liquid is the bomb. After your through with it let it cool then refrigerate. It made the best gravy. After chilling remove the fat from the top and reserve 3 Tbsp for your oil for a delicious gravy. For the gravy 3 Tbsp. Each Flour and chicken fat and make a roux. Add a can of rotel tomatoes and the braising liquid and simmer 15 minutes. While we ate this over rice I dreamed about putting sliced sausage and shrimp for an entirely different meal. This is a great bonus to the chicken. Bravo
Had no wood, hot sauce, or apple jelly and it was still stuff of legend…I’ve heard whispers of my chicken 🍗 2 towns away 😂🤣😋
@TURTLEORIGINAL
Жыл бұрын
You’re hilarious 😂😂😂
I swear the beginning feels just like an SNL skit
@markaitkenguitar
3 жыл бұрын
Dude 💯
Made my mouth water!!! Love the technique!! Going to try it when it cools off outside here in the Mojave Desert!
You missed a crucial step once you got to the grill: giving the tongs a few test clicks before using them.
@juansierra5704
5 жыл бұрын
It's much less fun when the grabby ends of the tongs have those silicone covers.
@mamofoneteen5178
5 жыл бұрын
Juan Sierra ha ha indeed, that’s where I’m going wrong ha ha 👏🏻😉
@joseph_b319
5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@joseph_b319
5 жыл бұрын
The whole thing is ruined now
@uglyweirdo1389
5 жыл бұрын
I substitute for using tongs and fork to pretend to be a robot. Food always turns out fantastic.
I was a tiny bit skeptical even though I have made dozens of ATK recipes. This is quite an investment in time since I don't have a sous chef gathering my spices. I substituted honey for apple jelly; for some reason there's none in the stores. I don't eat jelly so I didn't have any. Otherwise, I followed the recipe to the letter and I have to admit, that's the best barbeque chicken I've had and I live in Texas.
This cooking show is great! Everything these women say is accurate and good advice! Greetings from a head chef in Finland👍👍
It is always a pleasure to watch you all create a masterpiece!
I seriously want to know where they filmed this. That drone footage at 3:44 looks like such a beautiful little town set in the valley. Just gorgeous.
@alexcarroll9774
3 жыл бұрын
No idea about that specific town, but if you like those types of settings, just check out pretty much any older small own in Vermont, New Hampshire or Maine.
@ladybhive1210
3 жыл бұрын
I know always loved that house they film in it so cozy
@danmorano2158
3 жыл бұрын
Google search - Rupert, Vermont
@jerriwilson6536
2 жыл бұрын
Its Vermont..My birth state.
I've made this recipe twice now. The second time I substituted apricot jam for the apple jelly and I thought it tasted even better. That said, this recipe isn't competition-ready for several reasons. First, the chunks of spice in the dry rub are too uneven, so they'd get marked down for appearance, and possibly for flavor if a judge bit into a big chunk of pepper, for instance. Second, competition meats in most BBQ events, have to be cooked solely on charcoal or wood pits. Gas isn't allowed. Third, they didn't remove the skin, scrape it and replace it. So all the big globs of fat under the skin would still be there. That's also a potentially big markdown. Fourth, they didn't brine or inject it. For legit competition chicken, check out Harry Soo's video. He's won numerous major BBQ and grilling competitions. But now that I've said all that, this is a really good recipe for general backyard grilling. It's a very flexible recipe--easy to make and easy to customize. And it's a lot less work than Harry Soo's chicken recipe. Next time I make it, I'll probably try subbing in some orange marmalade for the apple jelly, or possibly some sour cherry or red currant jam.
@cnoonan321
4 жыл бұрын
Harry Soo is the man! His video is where it's at when it comes to chicken thighs.
@tiffanyhanson3701
4 жыл бұрын
Is there. I way to get crispy chicken skin without removing it and putting it back on?
Omg I just finished making this & I’ll tell you this is some of the best tasting chicken I have ever had. This is a 100% 5 stars. My next date will be having this cooked for her. Great job ladies
I Can't wait to try this! looks delicious.
I always get excited when I see this channel come up in a recipe search!
Thanks for the video. Loved it
ATK...you guys are GREAT. Thanx for this. 👍👍
Nice! I’m going to do my version of this right now. Thank you.
Looks absolutely deliscious!
It looks awesome! Will definitely give it a try.
Did all this to a t but used honey glaze and just propane grill no smoke. Turned out insanely good. This video is awesome
I love your program. Thank you beautiful ladies
I love how they play three specific guitar chord every lapsed time.
@robertbaker3174
3 жыл бұрын
I think you have attention deficit too!
@PimJam
3 жыл бұрын
A Major, E Major, B Major ;-)
@CJDavislife
2 жыл бұрын
Good to know I'm not the only one!
I love this show! So thorough! Learned more than the Food Network. And, that they have credited recipes takes the cake!
@joeb1den114
3 жыл бұрын
Just shut up, ok? I’m trying to watch.
I’ll definitely try that soon. Looks great!
I love this channel. So many good ideas and tips!
The land was so beautiful. Tfs
Merry Christmas! Just made them for Christmas dinner! Cooked them in the oven for 40 minutes then on the charcoal grill, indirect heat for 30 minutes. Perfect! Best barbecue chicken thighs I ever made!
@reynalagunas847
4 жыл бұрын
Oven temp ?
Am excited to try this tomorrow for Sunday dinner delicious looking recipe
Wonderful recipe. The honey was a great substitution in the glaze . I also pulled the skin back and removed the fat. Added my savory rub directly to the exposed meat, place the skin back on and used your rub one the king side. Skin was crisp and tasted wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing.
@ozaernajim4315
4 жыл бұрын
how long did it take for it to cook ?
@frankashby6235
4 жыл бұрын
@@ozaernajim4315 I think it was about 1 hrs as I was running my Primo @ about 375. Just enough to have a couple glasses of Vino
That's the best . Must try ! excellent .
OH WOW ! Just a great recipe ....I’m going to try it for sure ! 👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦
I tried this recipe several times with a couple tweaks and it came out amazing each time i've done this!
Thank you girlfriends, or ladies if you prefer. Just cooked these chicken thighs and mmm, the only thing I changed was apple jam for Marmalade as we don't have apple jam in Australia and a little less hot sauce as my wife doesn't like it hot. Definitely a KEEPER. Steve from Australia.
I made this exact recipe tonight except I used a Weber kettle. I’ve been grilling/smoking chicken for 25 years. This is total perfection ❤️. If you haven’t tried this your missing something in your life!!! My go too from now on. Thank you 🙏 learning new stuff from you ladies on a daily basis. I’m reaching outside my comfort zone and does it taste good!!!! ❤️
@tiffanyhanson3701
4 жыл бұрын
Does the skin come out rubbery or slimy though by braising it first? I’m used to searing the chicken skin first - I can’t deal with chicken skin if it isn’t sort of crispy.
@KevinHullinger
4 жыл бұрын
Tiffany Hanson i was same way. It it’s moist and tender with little bit of char. You have to try it.
Love your cooking shows
Made this today. Amazing!
Wonderful recipe 👍 👍
Love the videos and I’ve learned so much too
Love this show! And you two are the best!
by FAR the BEST bar b q chicken we've EVER had. we subbed peach jam for the apple jelly. absolutely lip smacking good! thanks for a superb recipe ATK!
love your show
Help, we just made these and I'm in a food coma. If I dont make it: it was well worth it.
Absolutely wonderful ladies, thank you so much! I've been watching every darn grilling video on KZread before finding this one, and your is tops! I have a gas grill, so most of the other videos were of fancy charcoal Webers with ceramic inserts and all sorts of toys I don't have. A fantastic video and I can't wait to try out my own version! I wonder if you've ever brined the chicken before this processes?
First time using the grill and it came out delicious. Thank you, my family can't believe I made it.😋
Great Job - looks fire n prob tastes phenomenal!!
Tried this recipe, came out EXCELLENT. Just followed your directions. Easy as could be. Well...I did make one little switch-eroo. I used orange marmalade instead of the apple jelly. (I don't like apple jelly)
I love you two. It’s so nice to see on air hosts that like each other.
@48956l
4 жыл бұрын
I actually kind of like when they hate each other lol
@lpetarp3915
4 жыл бұрын
@@48956l which ones hate each other
@48956l
4 жыл бұрын
@@lpetarp3915 www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/pan-fried-salmon-recipe2-1914129 This one is pretty funny for that reason
loved the quick review at end
I love all the ideas they do on here
Amazing Recipe!
That is an excellent execution of BBQ chicken thighs. It's my dinner tonight.
Great recipe, many thanks for sharing. It tasted wonderful. Also great to hear someone pronouncing Worcestershire properly for a change. Keep up the good work.
Hi. Love your show.
Thank You again, another home run!
Looked fantastic.
Great Recipe, I Can't Wait To Try It Out.😄
I was awesome. I didn't have apple jelly, I used a tbsp of apple and honey. I also used thighs and breast, but cut into the breast, they were cooked close to the same time. A winner recipe, that was worth the steps. Since I brined the chicken, I used half the salt. Worked great.
I need you two ladies to move in with me and cook all of my meals, lol. Great video girls!
looks so good
Looks tremendous !
Great recipe ❤
This show continues to be popular (with me, at least) bc their recipes aren't 25 ingredients and difficult. Thanks for keeping it simple.
@jay70328
2 жыл бұрын
that was simple?
@bishlap
2 жыл бұрын
@@jay70328 yes.
@kconrad5893
Жыл бұрын
They do produce fantastic recipes but you’re insane if you think they’re simple. 😂
@mantistoboggan2676
Жыл бұрын
@@kconrad5893i simple and easy arent the same thing
Great job ladies...
Nice! Thanks.
Looks delicious!! And I bet every negative commenter on this upload would devour the chicken.🙌
Thank you so much
Hi, can you tell me what brand are the mixing bowls that you use in this video? Thanks.
Looks good!
WOW, just W O W ! Thanks for this recipe!!!!
Hands down best chicken ever! Thanks for making me popular!
Now I'm drooling. Thanks for this great technique and recipe!
I love these two women! They are the best
Those barbeque chicken thighs are looking great and I love chicken and who doesn't. Seeing you all prepare and cook them left me hungry and wishing to have a few of them in a plate myself.
I made this tonight. Yummy is an understatement. I may remember Julia in my will after eating this. It was that good
Hi from cal city ca. Thank you
Thank you awesome
Yummy!🍗
Great tasting chicken. Made it several times
These girls are a winning combo.
Oh man, wow!
I'm from europe and in my opinion this is one of the areas where you really shine
I'm gonna try it!! Thank you.
Covered with sauce. Delicious , specially if they are frozen 👍😊
Texas loves you !
These girls know how to cook. Fun to try their receipes.
This show reminds me of one of my fave E40 songs. Pop yo collar! And the food looks amazing!
Love u r channel and methods. Love from india Hyderabad.
So yummy!!!
Great recipe , going to give this a try on my kettle .. BTY, what kind of grill is that ? Love the little slide out tray for smoking chips 😊👍
@timmoore6055
4 жыл бұрын
I caught a look at the emblem on it. It is a DCS grill; some are on sale, starting at $2,239 and up. A tad bit out of my price range... :)
A BBQ sauce that uses High Fructose corn syrup is not a contender AFAIC since that is a cheaters shortcut to thicken it. The best BBQ sauces out there use tomato paste. But that's JMO. Love your show !! I'm doing this recipe as I watch (but used a different sauce). Good chicken on the Big Green egg today !
@alfonsoacastro
4 жыл бұрын
What sauce do you use ? Cheers?
Hi there: Maybe you may start a new series; ..."BBQ Divas". Congrats!!!!
Great recipe! I'll have to remember it when it gets sunny out here in SoCal again! 👍😎
That's awesome
You can do this the other way around too ... BBQ first on HIGH but only cook about 1/4 to give the flavour then chill overnight .. then bring up to room temp (safely) amd finish in a hot oven and serve immediately. This works well when you want to serve a lot of people, half the cooking is done the night before. Works with breast meat too with (skin on).
This is a great recipe! I used a little less hot sauce personally, but otherwise it has great flavor .
Nervous Nelly here. My chicken is in the rub and awaiting the grill. My 1st grill; only one burner (not sure how I will control heat!). Sauce and glaze are standing by. Decreased the hot sauce 'cause I"m a wienie; and decreased brn sugar because my bottled BBQ sauce is sweet, too. LOVE this channel!!
@v.k.winner7766
2 жыл бұрын
The chicken turned out Great!! even with not much control of heat. I leaned that a foil wood chips pack works, but it needs to go on sooner. I cooked a salmon filet on the grill with some zucchini while the chicken rested. Damn! We're a great team!! LOL!
Made this last night. Absolutely amazing! Best BBQ chicken I've ever made. Might tone down the hot sauce next time.
Nice grill!
The finishing "Brush" is known as a "Mop" here in Texas and can be done with a sprig of rosemary. This is actually grilled chicken with BBQ sauce. Looks good!
@Nclght
Жыл бұрын
If you know anything about bbq you'd know it's known as a "mop" everywhere and probably started in North Carolina where smoking whole hog had it's origins in this country and due to the size of the meat, mopping as opposed to basting or spritzing vinegar sauce is a necessity.
You guys are the master of continuity!