Grilled Buttermilk Chicken

Submitted by Hey Jude

"Excellent grilled chicken. The buttermilk brine keeps it moist and tender....plan ahead, it needs to brine at least 4 hours. Adapted from a Sunset recipe."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 quart buttermilk
• 1⁄2 cup chopped shallot
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 3 -4 lbs cut-up chicken

directions

1. In a large bowl, mix buttermilk, shallots, garlic, salt, sugar, cumin and pepper.
2. Rinse chicken parts and pat dry; trim off excess fat and submerge chicken into buttermilk brine; cover and chill for at least 4 hours or up to 1 day.
3. Lift chicken from brine; discard the brine; wipe excess from chicken with paper towels.
4. Grill chicken over medium coals or medium heat on a gas grill; close lid and cook, turning frequently, until browned on both sides and no longer pink at the bone, about 30-40 minutes depending on the size of your chicken pieces.

Reviews

[whtbxrmom]

The adults in our house like this. The kiddos did not.

 

[HisPixie]

This was very good; I'll use this recipe all the time for grilling chicken! I didn't have 4 hours so I'm anxious to try it again when I have more time to marinate; I'd love to marinate it overnight. I also didn't have any shallots; I just threw in a a tbl of minced dried onion.

 

[mariposa13]

Made for ZaarTag. This was really simple and good. I put everything in a bag to marinate in the fridge before I went to work and then took it out and grilled it when I got home. Very good and flavorful! Thanks!