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Cracked Back No-Can Chicken

500
500 Posts: 3,194
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Really trying to dial in my chicken game here today. Mixed a few techniques together in this one. Saw APL's recipe for cracked back chicken and blended it with a salt-only dry brine under the lifted skin of the yardbird, sitting on a beer can chicken stand. I broke the back of the intact bird and then stabbed and twisted the knife in him. It's now 10am and the skin in drying in the fridge until seasoning and indirect grilling at about 350-400. Will see how this works. 
I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    I like much of what APL suggests. Tried this without spending days on the sauce, the overall result was good. Spatchcocking was easier and provided comparable results. Be interested in your thoughts. 
    I used a 10 inch Lodge skillet for the cook in a 400º indirect egg (or so my recipe notes say I did as I really don't recall).
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • beteez
    beteez Posts: 548
    That sauce is killer as ****. Worth the effort.
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  • smbishop
    smbishop Posts: 3,062
    Thanks for sharing!  I love APL recipes, I didn't realize that Charred and Scruffed was newer than Serious BBQ.  Just ordered.  My Copy of SBBQ is in tatters...  Always love trying something new.  I will be watching for your results...
    Southlake, TX and Cowhouse Creek - King, TX.  2 Large, 1 Small and a lot of Eggcessories.
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  • 500
    500 Posts: 3,194
    Not doing the Sauce. Just rubbed with Canola Oil and mix of generic seasoned salts and BBQ rubs. Egg is getting stabilized at 400 indirect. About ready to lay on. A chicken on an egg. Just realized that. 
    I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
    Member since 2009
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  • 500
    500 Posts: 3,194
    Turned out pretty good. Breast moist. Skin crispy but could have been even crispier. 
    I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
    Member since 2009
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited March 2017
    I crack the backs on my rotis'd birds, let the drippings roast the veg in the drip pan, solid technique.  Lang is in my top 5 with Mallmann, Pepin, Bayless, Bastianich(Lidia). 

    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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