Rocky Mount, Nc BBQ Chicken (Sandwiches)

Submitted by 2Bleu

"Sweet and sticky with a kick of heat, this easy recipe is quite common around parts of eastern NC. This recipe is always grilled outdoors as the vinegar in the air is quite strong at times. It is traditionally eaten between two slices of white bread, eating around the bone to keep your fingers clean, and no worries about biting into a napkin!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, cut up (bone-in, skin on)
• 2 cups cider vinegar
• 2 -3 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 1⁄2 cup honey mustard (equal parts or to your liking)
• 12 -16 slices white bread

directions

1. Do this a day or two before to meld flavors: Put crushed red pepper into the vinegar bottle (using a shaker type bottle or punch holes into the vinegar cap with a knife or fat nail). How much of the crushed pepper you let out onto the chicken is up to you, dependent on how big the holes are.
2. This recipe is normally cooked with the grill lid off. Place chicken pieces on the grill, and sprinkle the red pepper vinegar onto the chicken and also frequently during cooking and flare-ups. Continue cooking until chicken is cooked thru, turning occasionally. About 45 min to 1 hour.
3. When the chicken is thoroughly cooked, baste both sides of chicken with the honey mustard sauce. cover grill and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
4. Serve between 1-2 slices of white bread and eat sandwich style around the bones.

Reviews

[ellie_]

This chicken was great (skipped the bread). My honey mustard sauce was heavy on the honey (ran out of mustard) -- delish! Thanks for sharing!

 

[breezermom]

I made this without the bread, and added some Cavendar's Greek seasoning rubbed under the skin of chicken leg quarters. I cooked outside on a charcoal grill and it was fabulous. I did try to kill the flare-ups with the vinegar mix, but ended up having to use water and put the cover on the grill for a bit. But that just made for a great smokey taste. This was great. Made for PRMR tag.

 

[Kitzy]

I changed the recipe a bit as I only had a turkey leg. I removed the meat from it and cut it into chunks, then carried on with the recipe as before. As the pieces were quite small I served it with mashed potato and veg rather than bread. I loved the sticky honey mustard sauce. Thanks!

 

[Rita1652]

I used Recipe #185431 for the bread to hold the chicken. I should say I made my DH use the bread. This is a cool idea BUT I like finger licking good chicken! So the bread in my family is a no go! If anything do make for the vinegar sauce and honey mustard is great. Oh I grilled for 35 minutes. Turning often and brushing with sauces. Part of my Menu #16757

 

[IngridH]

I really loved this! I cut the recipe back to just use three thighs, then let the vinegar and pepper flakes marry for two days before cooking. I loved how the vinegar acted as a flame-tamer and a baste at the same time. This is one of the only times grilling chicken where I didn't end up with charred, black skin that had to be discarded. I'll definitely use this method for grilling skin on chicken again! One diner didn't want the honey mustard, so I pulled his chicken off before basting. The skin was so crisp that it shattered when he cut into it, and most of the fat had rendered out, leaving just the juicy meat inside. The other two of us enjoyed the mustard coated chicken, which gave a sweet-spicy tang to that gloriously juicy meat. A definite make again! Thanks for posting!