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Title: Chili-Rubbed Chicken with Barbecue
Categories: Chicken, Bbq
Yield: 1 Servings

Chili Rub
3/4 c Chili powder (about 3 1/2
-ounces)
3 tb Brown sugar
2 ts Cayenne pepper
Mop
1 c Hickory barbecue sauce
3/4 c Ketchup
1/3 c Orange juice
1 tb Soy sauce
1 ts Hot pepper sauce (such as
-Tabasco)
Everything Else
2 3 1/2 pound chickens;
-quartered,
Backbones discarded
3 c Mesquite wood chips; soaked
-in cold
Water 1 hour (optional)

For Chili Rub: Mix all ingredients in bowl. For Mop: mix first 5
ingredients in medium bowl. Arrange chicken in single layer on large baking
sheet. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle chili rub generously on both
sides of chicken; press to adhere. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). When coals are white, drain chips, if
using, and scatter over coals. Place chicken, skin side down, on grill rack
away from direct heat. Cover grill and cook chicken until cooked through,
turning every 5 minutes and covering grill, about 35 to 40 minutes (chili
rub may look slightly burned). Serve hot or warm, passing mop separately. 6
Servings Bon App‚tit July 1995

Recipe By : Bon Appetit July 1995

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #220

Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 18:04:38 -0400

From: Mail Delivery Subsystem (by way
of kmeade@ids2.idsonline.com (The Meades))

NOTES : Dry-rubbed before grilling, the delicious bird is then generously
drizzled with a zesty sauce at the table-twice the firepower for twice the=
fun.