Apartment BBQ Chicken - No Grill

This one is a good choice for us, it really does offer that "off the grill" flavor without needing to have a grill in the apartment. The ingredients are an important part of the meal, but the method is where you will get the BBQ feel from. You are cooking on medium so things will cook slower, but in the end you get a very tender and juicy chicken.

INGREDIENTS:


Chicken (any cut, any amount)
Sweet Baby Ray's Sweet and Spicy (This is a personal preference. Any SBR BBQ sauce will do)
*Grill Mates BBQ Seasoning
*Grill Mates Smokehouse Maple
1/2 tsp Artificial smoke flavoring (Optional, I don't use it but I think it could add a touch more "grilled" flavor.
*You cannot skip this, nor have I found a proper substitute. It goes on sale every now and then STOCK UP!


DIRECTIONS:


Defrost your chicken overnight (don't power thaw it)
Rinse clean, and dry your chicken with some paper towels (trust me table napkins are NOT the same thing !! lol)


Transfer to a large bowl or dish (Here is where you would toss with the liquid smoke) and very generously cover with Grill Mates BBQ Seasoning. and liberally with the Grill Mates Smokehouse Maple Don't over do the Smokehouse Maple it WILL burn!


Toss this until everything is coated well and it will start to smell awesome already.

Let this sit covered on the counter for about 20 minutes.


Get a skillet that your chicken will cover without a lot of open space and heat it on medium heat just until a drop of water will dance on the surface. Now add your chicken skin side UP. It will do MOST of it's cooking on the meat side. Partially cover with the pan's lid and let it sit untouched for about 10 minutes. Flip and cook another 6 or 7 minutes, being very careful as the skin will stick and burn easy.
Start to preheat your oven to 350 as soon as you flip the chicken over.
Pull your chicken out and put it on a paper towel covered plate. DO NOT LET IT REST FOR LONG!! Just get the excess oils and grease off... Transfer over to a baking dish that will hold your chicken loosely, brush on (both sides) the BBQ sauce THEN sprinkle on some more of the Grill Mates Smokehouse Maple but don't brush this in, just let it sit on as a topper. Then throw it in the now preheated oven for about 10-15 minutes or until it has reached an internal temp of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Pull it out and serve.

TIPS:

- Removing the skin will help with the fat, and cholesterol of the chicken.

- Baking the chicken is about making sure it is done, but it is just as much about the BBQ sauce you just slathered on. Turn on the broiler for a few minutes as the chicken goes into the oven to really make that BBQ sauce gel up like it has been on the grill for a few hours. Careful this will burn easy, keep your oven cracked open so you can let the extra heat out and watch it closely!

- This can be done with pork the exact same way (without dealing with the skin of course).

- I use a food saver to freezer marinate my foods. If you have one, try washing and cleaning and seasoning with the BBQ seasoning while you are portioning out your chicken/pork and then vacuum seal it and freeze it.

- The best baking dish I have found to finish this out has been a broiler pan. It will reflect the heat cooking your chicken the rest of the way and let the last bit of grease fall out.