Recipe

Portuguese Barbecued Chicken Recipe

	Merlin / All my dishes 1 year, 4 months ago Feeling like a little Portuguese? You gotta wait 48 hours. But she's a worth it! Prep:48m Cook:50m Servings:6	Merlin
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Ingredients

1/3 c. fresh basil leaves, ¼ c. olive oil

6 gloves garlic

1 c. dry white wine

1 T. balsamic vinegar

6 T lemon juice

4 T. tomato paste

1 t. hot paprika

1 T. red hot sauce

½ t. salt

4-5 lbs chicken pieces

3-6 handfuls aromatic wood chips, like cedar or pecan, soaked in water (or the remaining wine) for 2 hours

Directions

In a blender, combine basil, garlic and olive oil. Pulse until blended to a paste. Add other ingredients except chicken. Pulse again until it becomes a thick sauce.

Rinse chicken and pat dry. Place chicken pieces in 2 gallon size plastic bags. Add marinade equally to the bags. Shake to coat.

Marinate in the refrigerator for 48 hours.

Prepare a charcoal fire for indirect cooking, making sure that grates are well oiled. When ready, add 2 handfuls of wood chips and allow to smoke. Place chicken, skin down on hot part of grill, watching for flare ups, for about 5 minutes to sear. Move to the middle of the grill and grill about 10 minutes, until well browned. Turn and cook an additional 30-40 minutes, adding more chips as needed. For this amount of chicken you will probably have to do it in 2 batches, or use 2 grills. But don’t worry; the chicken will be even better the next day, cold. Serves 6.

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