I call this KFC Grilled Chicken but I’m not sure how authentic it is and the colonel will never tell! It sure seems close though.
The bone-in chicken breasts are marinated overnight in a mixture of apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire and hot pepper sauce.
The vinegar tenderizes the meat, the Worcestershire gives it flavor and color and the pepper sauce gives it an unmistakable zip.
Try this with other pieces of chicken, such as wings and drumsticks, and see if friends and family can guess: is it yours or from KFC!
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Maybe not KFC but darned close. Perfect for a memorable backyard BBQ!
- 10 chicken breasts bone-in, skin off
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce such as Tabasco
- Kosher salt and ground black pepper
- Whisk together the apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce.
- Season the chicken breasts with the kosher salt and black pepper.
- Pour 1 cup of the marinade into a resealable plastic bag and add the chicken breasts. Seal the bag and refrigerate the chicken for about 1 hour.
- Reserve the remaining marinade in a covered container.
- Light a charcoal barbeque or heat a gas grill for medium heat. Arrange the grill for indirect heat, and lightly oil the grate.
- Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade and shake off any excess.
- Grill the chicken breasts, bone side down, away from the heat and with the cover down, for 20 minutes. Turn the chicken over, cover the grill and cook another 20 to 30 minutes, basting occasionally with the reserved marinade.
- The chicken is done when the juices run clear and there is no pink in the center of the breast near the bone.
Food For Thought – It might not make it on the colonel’s menu, but we also like this marinade with 1/4 cup dark brown sugar and 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard.
Whisk them into the marinade and make sure the brown sugar is well dissolved.
The sugar will get a little charred on the grill and make the skin crispy-sweet and tangy.
Good To Know – This recipe takes a long time on the grill.
You can also bake the chicken in the oven at 350F for about 45 minutes to an hour or until the juices run clear.
Putting the breasts on a rack in a sheet pan will let the air circulate around them to cook them evenly.
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