Whole Chicken Legs or Leg Quarters are the Drumstick and Thigh attached, bone in and skin-on. There is noting better than diving into a juicy, sticky, “finger lick’in” perfectly grilled House of Meats Whole Chicken Leg rubbed with your favorite rub and basted with bar-b-que sauce with a side of potato salad and corn on the cob!
Start by patting the chicken skin dry, the dryer the crispier.
Season chicken thoroughly. Massage the rub in with your fingers. Place on a tray or rack and let sit for 30 to 60 minutes for the rub to work and the skin continue to dry.
Pre-heat your grill to 400 degrees.
Remove chicken from refrigerator and drizzle a few teaspoons of oil over the pieces and recoat with your rub.
Place the Chicken Leg Quarters on the grill skin side down, cook with the lid closed for 3 to 4 minutes, turn and cook for an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
Reduce heat to 300 degrees and cook skin side up for 10 to 15 minutes.
Baste with your favorite Bar-B-Que Sauce, close lid and cook an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Turn and baste other side, continue to cook for an additional few minutes until sauce has caramelized. Total cooking time should be about 30 minutes. -
Confirm internal temperature. The internal temperature with an instant read thermometer, should read 165 to 175 degrees.
You have achieved perfection. Serve with HOM Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Macaroni Salad and Corn on the Cob
Ingredients
Directions
Start by patting the chicken skin dry, the dryer the crispier.
Season chicken thoroughly. Massage the rub in with your fingers. Place on a tray or rack and let sit for 30 to 60 minutes for the rub to work and the skin continue to dry.
Pre-heat your grill to 400 degrees.
Remove chicken from refrigerator and drizzle a few teaspoons of oil over the pieces and recoat with your rub.
Place the Chicken Leg Quarters on the grill skin side down, cook with the lid closed for 3 to 4 minutes, turn and cook for an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
Reduce heat to 300 degrees and cook skin side up for 10 to 15 minutes.
Baste with your favorite Bar-B-Que Sauce, close lid and cook an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Turn and baste other side, continue to cook for an additional few minutes until sauce has caramelized. Total cooking time should be about 30 minutes. -
Confirm internal temperature. The internal temperature with an instant read thermometer, should read 165 to 175 degrees.
You have achieved perfection. Serve with HOM Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Macaroni Salad and Corn on the Cob