Name
BBQ chicken with sides

Picnic BBQ Chicken from Jasper's Restaurant in Kansas City

  • Time:
    45 minutes (not including prep time)
  • Servings:
    4
  • Difficulty:
    Medium

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons minced chives
  • BBQ sauce
  • 2 lbs chicken thighs and legs
  • 12oz beer

Picnic rub

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoons chili powder 
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

 

Chef Jasper cooking on stove top

Chef Jasper, owner of Jasper's Restaurant in Kansas City shared this delightful BBQ chicken recipe with us to grill up anytime.

 

1. Wash chicken.
2. In a large ziplock bag, add chicken and beer. Refrigerate minimum four hours and up to one day.
3. Place Picnic Rub ingredients in a jar, shake and set aside.
4. Preheat the grill: Prepare your grill for indirect cooking, creating a zone of direct high heat & a second zone of indirect heat.
5. Remove chicken from Ziploc bag and pat dry.
6. Add rub all over chicken.
7. Place on indirect grill and cook until internal temperature reaches 145°.
8. Brush chicken with barbecue sauce on both sides.
9. Continue to cook until internal temperature reaches 165°.