Lexington-Style Grilled Chicken

Submitted by MsSally

"This is from Southern Living May 2010. Full of flavor and so easy to do. The original recipe calls for 1/4 c of oil, but I changed it to be a little more health concious. I also used skinless bone in chicken breasts. Cheaper alternative to boneless skinless breasts."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 cups cider vinegar
• 1⁄4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons dry crushed red pepper
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 5 lbs chicken thighs, skinless bone-in

directions

1. Stir together first 6 ingredients until blended.
2. Divide vinegar mixture and chicken between 2 large zip-top plastic freezer bags, and seal bags. Chill 2 to 8 hours, turning bags occasionally.
3. Preheat grill to 350° to 400° (medium-high) heat. Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade.
4. Grill chicken, covered with grill lid, 35 to 40 minutes or until done, turning occasionally. ** I turn off the two center burners for the last 15 mins or so.

Reviews

[AZPARZYCH]

This chicken had a nice sweet-tang to it. I left out the red pepper flakes so the kids would eat it, but I increased the back pepper a little. Used b/s chicken breasts since I grabbed the wrong chicken out of the freezer. Made for 1-2-3-Hits.

 

[French Tart]

EXCELLENT and so tasty thanks MsSally! I used chicken thighs as listed and also some small legs and drumsticks. Malcolm loved this and had seconds! I grilled this in the bucket weber BBQ and cooked the whole lot for 35 minutes. It was crispy and tender inside, moist too. We ate this with salad and beans for a tasty supper outside. Made for Get Grilling in the Photo's Forum, which you are guest hosting! Merci encore, FT:-)