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dad's chicken on the grill

Recipe by
Tracy Joyner
Joplin, MO

My favorite food in all the world?..My Daddy's Chicken on the Grill. If I had to choose between a nice juicy steak and Daddy's Chicken, I'd chose his Chicken on the Grill every time. His secret is in this simple dunking sauce.

yield 6 +
cook time 20 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For dad's chicken on the grill

  • 1 lg
    bottle wish bone italian salad dressing
  • 1 stick
    butter/oleo
  • 2-3
    bay leaves

How To Make dad's chicken on the grill

  • 1
    Place all together in saucepan and place on stove. Start heat on High
  • 2
    Heat to a roiling boil then -reduce heat to medium-high
  • 3
    Cook, stirring and watching so that it doesn't boil over..keep the heat down just enough to keep the sauce from boiling over. I call it a medium boil.
  • 4
    You want to keep this on the stove like this for at least 15 minutes.
  • 5
    Remove the bay leaves Add a set of meat tongs to the pan and take it outside to the grill. Dad always kept a piece of aluminum foil on top of the pan to keep the flys away from it.
  • 6
    I don't know Dad's secret for grilling his chicken except that he: -grills it part of the way first before ever dunking any -flips the pieces every 5-7 min or so -dunks each piece into the sauce pot every time he flips it *the saucepan is NOT kept on/in the grill *takes nearly an hour to cook a grill full of chicken
  • 7
    I FOUND THIS AT www.realsimple.com Bone-in Chicken Breasts, Thighs, and Drumsticks Cooking time: Indirect heat, covered, turning occasionally, 40 to 50 minutes Internal temperature*: 160° to 165° F
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