Recipe For Chicken Leg Quarters On The Grill

This recipe calls for chicken leg quarters which is the drumstick and the thigh attached but you can also use just the drumsticks making them a great dish for the kids to eat with their hands.

Recipe for chicken leg quarters on the grill. The chicken legs are marinated in a mixture of oil and vinegar ketchup worcestershire sauce and seasonings and spices for about 4 hours and then they re grilled to perfection. Chicken leg quarters need to be grilled on both sides for 15 minutes. When the chicken gets to about 150 crank up the grill to high and finish off the grilling until the internal temperature is 165.

Combine basting sauce ingredients in a medium bowl. If you do not use a meat thermometer then cut open a thigh and make sure the juices run clear. Cook for 10 12 minutes and then turn them over.

Flip and grill an additional 10 minutes. How to smoke a whole chicken follow this step by step guide for smoking whole chicken with tips on buying prepping brines injections rubs smoking woods and a time and temp guide. Heat a gas or charcoal grill to 500 degrees f.

Rub the chicken leg quarters all over and under the skin. And set aside place the chicken in the middle of the grill. We can check with our naked eye how much the leg has cooked but still using a thermometer to check the leg s inside temperature is a great help.

Bring the chicken to room temperature about 2 hours. Tips from the pros. Insert the wireless meat thermometer and change the alarm setting to chicken.