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Safeway is running another one of their loss-leader meat sales. This time it’s whole fryers for 79¢ a pound. With this week’s hot weather, it’s a perfect time to grill up a chicken.

Prep:
Take out a gallon sized Zip-Loc® style bag. Open the bag and turn the zipper inside out so that the bag will stay open. Set aside.

Cut up the chicken. If you are intimidated, or inexperienced, there are lots of videos on YouTube.com showing how to do it. I looked through 10 or so and thought this one was the best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_8hCbyBMqc As you cut the chicken up, put the pieces into the storage bag.

Marinade:
Just like with your Thanksgiving turkey, you need a salty marinade/brine. It will make your chicken juicy and flavorful.

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons whiskey (Jim Beam is my choice)
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 chipotle pepper – crushed
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup water

Mix the ingredients up and pour into the bag with the chicken. Remove all of the air and seal. Then squish the chicken around for a minute. Then let rest in the fridge for 1-24 hours.

Grill
The trick to grilling a chicken is that you want it to take 35-45 minutes. You don’t want the chicken to burn but you want it to fully cook. The key is to grill over medium heat and to never leave it alone for more than a few minutes at a time. Most times, when the chicken burns, it does that during the last 15 minutes so figure that you will not leave it alone at that time.

BBQ Baste
The marinade alone will make a great BBQ chicken. I however like a little of my famous BBQ sauce basted onto the chicken during the final 15 minutes on the grill.

3 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon molasses
1 small chipotle pepper – finely crushed
1 teaspoon whiskey

Mix this up and brush it onto the chicken

Oh, and one more thing. If you get out a measuring cup or scale or anything else to measure any of the ingredients in this recipe, then it won’t turn out. BBQ Whiskey Chicken is strictly an “eyeball” recipe!