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One of The Best Ever Grilled Chicken Recipes

Chicken grilled with rosemary for a unique, delicious flavor! 

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken about 4 pounds, cut into pieces
  • 2 large cloves garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 1 package .7 ounce Italian-style dry seasoning mix
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon liquid smoke
  • Kosher salt and ground black pepper
  • 6 sprigs fresh rosemary

Instructions

  1. Season the chicken with kosher salt and black pepper.
  2. Whisk together the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, brown sugar, honey, sesame oil and mustard.
  3. Combine in a separate dish the Italian-style seasoning mix, paprika, ginger and oregano. Stir in the orange zest and liquid smoke.
  4. Sprinkle the seasoning mixture over the chicken pieces, turning them and pressing them in to the spices and orange zest.
  5. Put the chicken pieces in a baking dish or container. Pour the liquids over the chicken, turning them once to coat both sides. Cover the container and refrigerate overnight.
  6. Light a charcoal barbeque or heat a gas grill for medium heat. Lightly oil the grate.
  7. Shake the chicken pieces to remove excess marinade. Grill the pieces, skin side down for 15 to 20 minutes per side.
  8. Lay pieces of the fresh rosemary on the coals to smoke-infuse the chicken as it grills.
  9. The chicken is done when it reaches 180F and the juices run clear.