Mike's Grilled BBQ Chicken Strips. Just as tasty as competition chicken thighs, this recipe for grilled BBQ chicken thighs is a winner. Directions for a baked version are included. The chicken is first marinated in an olive oil-vinegar-spice mixture, grilled, and in the final stages of cooking, slathered with a sweet-and-spicy barbecue.
The Trick to Good Grilled BBQ Chicken. Sticky sweet Honey BBQ Chicken Strips are perfect for dinner or game day! I started with chicken tenders but if you have boneless, skinless chicken breasts on hand, just cut them into strips. You can cook Mike's Grilled BBQ Chicken Strips using 19 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Mike's Grilled BBQ Chicken Strips
- You need of ● For The Proteins.
- You need 2 lbs of Fresh Chicken Strips [fat trimmed].
- It's of ● For The Basic Chicken Brine [keep at 38° - optional].
- You need 1/2 Cup of Table Salt.
- It's 1 tsp of Garlic Powder.
- It's 1 tsp of Onion Powder.
- You need 1/2 Cup of Ground Black Pepper.
- You need as needed of Ice Cubes.
- Prepare of ● For The Chicken Marinade.
- Prepare 4 Drops of Liquid Smoke [not extract].
- You need 1/2 tsp of Granulated Garlic Powder.
- It's 1/2 tsp of Granulated Onion Powder.
- It's 1/2 of Fresh Ground Black Pepper.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of Cracked Sea Salt.
- It's 1/2 tsp of Ground Cumin.
- Prepare as needed of Olive Oil.
- Prepare 1 of LG Ziplock Bag.
- You need of ● For The BBQ Sauce.
- Prepare as needed of Your Choice.
The first step is really the most important and that's when we marinate the strips in buttermilk. While you are grilling the chicken, you will be opening the grill a lot, which means that when you are grilling the gauge will display the temp as about You now have some delicious Filipino BBQ chicken all ready for you to eat! Now you can either take the meat off the skewers and eat it that way, or you. Brush the chicken thighs with olive oil and place them skin-side down on the hot side of the grill.
Mike's Grilled BBQ Chicken Strips step by step
- Start with 2 pounds of fresh - not frozen chicken strips..
- Rinse strips and cut any fat from chicken..
- Brine strips for one hour for added moisture in chicken. [optional step].
- Pat strips dry and add to a Ziplock Bag. Add all Marinade items and massage well. Refrigerate for 1/2+ hour..
- Grill thin chicken strips for 4 to 5 minutes. Add sauce at finish..
- Your choice but Heinz, Jack Daniels and Sweet Baby Rays [especially sweet baby rays] are all great BBQ sauce brands..
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- Grilled Baby Back Ribs pictured. See directions under my profile..
- Serve BBQ chicken over mashed potatoes..
- Side with chilled cole slaw or a fresh garden salad. If interested see my recipe under cole slaw in my profile. Enjoy!.
Carefully puree the sauce in a blender or food processor, then strain. Recipe excerpted from Michael Symon's Playing With Fire: BBQ and More From The Grill, Smoker, and Fireplace by Michael Symon. Spiced chicken, peppers, onions and bacon are skewered, basted with the tastiest bbq sauce, and grilled to perfection! The spice rub on the chicken and veggies is tantalizing, then they're basted with a glorious bbq sauce from Head Country. Get marinades and grilling tips for moist, tasty chicken kabobs.