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Grilled Chicken and Molasses-Mustard Barbecue

Marinate a chicken, or 2 or 3 in this mustard, molasses and soy sauce marinade, roast on the grill, and your guests will say, "Where has this grill recipe been hiding?" The flavors combine savory, sweet, salty, rich and earthy, and their combination brings up the flavor of grilled chicken to a new standard for flavor.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword barbecue, Buzz Savories Spicy Beer Mustard, chicken, main course
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 50 minutes
Servings 8

Equipment

  • 1 grill

Ingredients

Marinade

  • ¾ cup molasses molasses
  • 2 Tb Buzz Savories Spicy Beer Mustard
  • 2 Tb soy sauce
  • ½ cup beer, wine (any you may have) water
  • ½ cup canola oil
  • 2 Tb freshly ground pepper
  • 1 Tb Worchestershire sauce
  • 4 green onions or 1 shallot minced
  • 2 4 lb chickens, backbones removed and chickens cut in quarters

Sweet Mustard Barbecue Sauce

  • 1 cup Buzz Savories Spicy Beer Mustard or Honey Muxstard
  • ⅔ cup molasses
  • ¼ cup strong brewed coffee
  • 2 Tb Buzz Savories Local honey
  • 1 Tb molasses
  • 2 tsp. Worchestershire Sauce
  • 1 tsp. Tobasco or hot sauce of your choice

Instructions

Marinade

  • In a large bowl with a lid or cover, sir together molasses, oil, 1/2 cup liquid (wine, beer, water), mustard, soy sauce, pepper, Worhestershire sauce and onion/shllot.
  • Add chicken quarters and turn to coat. Refrigerate for minimum 30 minutes and ideally over night. Turn and reposition the chicken occasionally during the marinating process.

SWEET MUSTARD BARBECUE SAUCE

  • In a medium saucepan, combine ingredients and bring to a simmer. Stir well and remove from heat. The barbecue sauce is optional.

GRILLING

  • Light a grill and when coals are glowing separate them to the side and place the chicken quarters in the middle of the grill so the heat is indirect. Roast for approximately 45 minutes until chicken reaches 160 Degrees F. The char adds a pleasant smoky flavor to this delicious chicken.
  • This chicken on the grill also may be roasted above direct heat. Check your instant thermometer so that when it reachers 160, the chicken is cooked through.
  • Set aside 1/2 cup of the marinade for the table. Brush the remaining sauce on the chicken during the last 20-25 minutes of its roasting time for a tasty char on the chicken.
  • The sauce is optional. In my experience the marinade provides plenty of richness to the chicken flav