Today I went with my brother and his family to the beach. If you don’t live in California, probably when you think “beach + CA + July,” you think sunshine and stuff, right? But we live in Northern California. Going to the ocean here is like going to the Hoth of beaches. (What? You don’t understand obscure Star Wars references?) It was COLD, okay.
And I showed up in shorts and a t-shirt. You’d think I would learn after an entire lifetime of cold ocean-outings. Nope. My kids were in flip flops, nary a sweater in sight.
By the end of the day I felt downright negligent. Blue-lipped, underdressed, shivering children, one of them by this time barefoot as we hiked through tide pools. (Charlotte’s cousin Ryan buried her shoes in the sand as a practical joke, but then forgot where he buried them. We searched forever. Shoes, schmooes, right?) But that’s okay, kids forget minor details like freezing weather when they look back at awesome pictures like this, right?
Welcome to my favorite dinner recipe of the summer! And last summer too, actually, I’ve been majorly holding out on you. I’ve probably made this recipe at least 5 times by now, and for a girl who doesn’t repeat a lot of recipes, that’s saying something. My mother-in-law told me about it, and now it’s how I always cook chicken on the grill if I have the time.
The title of this recipe is actually incorrect, since grilling is defined as cooking hot and fast. This is a low-and-slow barbecue recipe. But barbecue makes me think of the sauce, not the cooking method, and barbecue-mustard sounded gross to me. The idea is that you sear one side of the chicken over high heat, then move it over indirect heat and slow cook it. You still get all the grill flavor, but none of the tough dryness so common with grilled chicken. I’m always over-grilling chicken. This recipe turns out the most tender, moist, juicy grilled chicken I’ve ever had. It’s a total game-changer! Do you guys give up? Or are you thirsty for more? Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Twitter More recipes for the grill this summer! Balsamic Grilled Chicken with Spicy Honey Bacon Glaze: (reader favorite!)
Blackberry-Balsamic Glazed Chicken:
Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Peanut Lime Sauce:
More chicken on the grill! Barbecued Chicken on the Grill From Simply Recipes Fiesta Lime Grilled Chicken from Plain Chicken Grilled Chicken Bruschetta from SkinnyTaste
