Jacques Pepin's Barbecue Chicken
Jacques Pepin's Oven Roasted Barbecue Chicken
April and I’m hungry for barbecue!
Let’s GRILL!
But STOP! I’m forgetting about April showers!
Jacques Pepin’s recipe for oven-roasted Barbecue Chicken brings the outdoors to the indoors and delivers superb barbecue in the rain, snow and wind – typical Nebraska weather in April.
The Pepin process requires little time, oven roasting 30 minutes, and a gorgeous bird emerges, tasting sweet/salty/spicy and moist.
Tasting Pepin’s take on Carolina Barbecue reminds me of my favorite summer festival in Nebraska -Swedish Days Rib Fest where I meet the Pit Bosses from across the Midwest who are competing for awards and eat award-winning barbecue.
The Rib Fest is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society, and attracts serious and talented Pit Bosses.
The 2021 Kansas City sanctioned Ribfest is scheduled for June 18-20 in Holdrege, NE. See Holdrege Chamber for dates and entry forms.
If you are singing the “Barbecue Blues,” this week in April, set aside 45 minutes to prepare and roast a Jacques Pepin’s Barbecued Chicken.
The Buzz
What do beekeepers do with bees in spring?
Bees have consumed most of their store of honey, and in the spring, they are hungry so I mix a sugar and water syrup with 1:1 sugar and water combination. I boil the water and dissolve the sugar in it. A variety of feeders are available for purchase. I use both top feeders and side feeders. The side feeders fit in the same space as a frame in the beehive and being inside the hive, the syrup does not freeze in the winter months and also is accessible to the beekeeper, whereas top feeders are used best in the spring and fall because they expose the hive to changes in temperature.
I also check to see if the bees survived the winter months, and this year 2021 especially so. Ten or more days of 0 Degrees F and below concerned me for the the bee’s ability to keep themselves warn in their cluster.
I’m happy to report that spring 2021 all but one hive survived the winter!
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Jacques Pepin's Barbecue Chicken
Equipment
- weber grill or any grill with a lid for the roast heavy bottomed skillet
What You'll Need:
- 1 4-4½ Lb chicken remove giblets
- 4 large garlic cloves, chopped fine
- 2 Tbs. Buzz Savories Spicy Beer Mustard
- 2 Tbs. olive oil
- 2 Tbs. White Wine or fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 Tbs. Soy Sauce
- 1 tb salt for the brining process
How To Prepare:
Spatchcock the chicken and prepare a dry brine 24 hours prior to grilling
- Using poultry shears or any sturdy pair of scissors, cut along each side of the backbone. Remove it. Using a sharp knife, cut partway through the joint between the wings and the breast and do the same between the thighs and also the drumsticks.
- Press down on the breastbone to further flatten the chicken. The breast bone will crack.
- Dry Brine
- Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel then generously sprinkle skin side and underside with salt. Set the chicken skin side up on a wire rack so that air can circulate under and across the chicken. Refrigerate up to 24 hours or at least 3 hours. Do the same with chicken parts.
- Heat oven to 425 Degrees or prepare grill for indirect grilling.
- In a bowl, mix Spicy Beer Mustard, lemon juice or white wine, soy sauce and olive oil. Blend with a blender or stir vigorously to form an emulsion..
- Roast the chicken either in the oven or on the grill until a meat thermometer reaches 135 Degrees or 20 minutes prior to desired temperature then swab the chicken skin-side and underside with the sauce and continue roasting until thermometer reaches 145 Degrees. Remove the chicken from the oven/grill and allow it to rest for 10 minutes then serve.
- Note the char on the chicken. Char adds flavor. Enjoy.