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Sweet n Spicy Chicken and a Butternut Squash Blossom

Mattman3969
Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
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All prep for a new Thanksgiving Bird so I tried it on a chicken instead of a turkey. Cut the recipe in half since the bird was only 6lbs instead of the 12lb turkey it called for.  

Loosed the skin skin from the meat and rubbed with a mix of brown sugar,onion powder,ginger powder, dry mustard,paprika and cayenne and let it sit for 4hrs.  Then on the large indirect at 375 with some maple smoke. I brushed it with some maple syrup and hot sauce about 45mins in. 


I skinned and halved a butternut squash and roasted on the small at 375 indirect for 35mins till it started to soften up.(no pics).Meanwhile I cooked 4pcs of bacon on the gasser side burner.  Once I removed the bacon I sautéed some onions with some thyme,maple syrup and S&P.  Then sliced the Butternut Squash,layered in the CI and drizzled the onion mixture on top. In the small at 425 for 40mins


Chicken is done and brushed with the syrup concoction one more time

Buttenut Squash done and the bacon sprinkled on top 


And plated 


Dedinately a keeper for Thanksgiving.  Thanks for looking.  

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analyze adapt overcome

2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Very pretty!  Looks delicious.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • F3DAWG
    F3DAWG Posts: 98
    Wow, that looks great. The butternut squash plate is unbelievable!
    Summerville, SC
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,798
    Dang- I knew something was up given the powers of the diamond plate.  Great cook, skin color and especially the squash presentation.  Never a doubt; a home-run for sure.  Gonna be tough to top for Thanksgiving-may need a larger plate.  Most eggcellent.
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • logchief
    logchief Posts: 1,431
    That looks outstanding, especially the squash.  That's a classy and really tasty looking way to fix Butternut.  Bookmarked
    LBGE - I like the hot stuff.  The big dry San Joaquin Valley, Clovis, CA 
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    edited November 2016
    That squash is inspirational my friend. I was thinking about posting my cook from today - but why? You win... :)
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    Thanks to all of you for the compliments.  The squash stole the show.  

    @sciaggie - if I know you I'm sure your dish looked and tasted awesome.  Fire away.  

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    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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