Jack's BBQ Chicken

5 ingredients
30 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 (3 to 4-pound) chickens, halved
  • Jack's Old South Meat Marinade, recipe follows
  • 1 cup apple juice
  • Jack's Old South BBQ Rub, recipe follows
  • Jack's Old South Competition Vinegar Sauce, see recipe

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine the chicken and marinade in a large non-reactive pan.
  2. 2
    Refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 6.
  3. 3
    Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
  4. 4
    Remove the chicken from the marinade and coat generously with some of the rub.
  5. 5
    Arrange the chicken, skin side-up, in a baking pan and pour the apple juice in the bottom.
  6. 6
    Cover the pan with aluminum foil and roast for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
  7. 7
    Uncover the chicken and continue roasting, basting with the sauce occasionally, until the skin is golden.
  8. 8
    2 quarts apple juice
  9. 9
    1 cup Worcestershire sauce
  10. 10
    1 cup orange juice
  11. 11
    1 cup light brown sugar
  12. 12
    1/2 cup olive oil
  13. 13
    1/2 cup lemon juice
  14. 14
    2 tablespoons hot sauce
  15. 15
    1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  16. 16
    1/2 cup salt
  17. 17
    Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
  18. 18
    Whisk until the sugar and salt dissolve.
  19. 19
    Let cool.
  20. 20
    Yield: 12 1/2 cups
  21. 21
    1/4 cup brown sugar
  22. 22
    1/4 cup sweet paprika
  23. 23
    1/4 cup kosher salt
  24. 24
    3 tablespoons black pepper
  25. 25
    2 teaspoons garlic powder
  26. 26
    2 teaspoons onion powder
  27. 27
    1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  28. 28
    1 teaspoon dried basil
  29. 29
    Combine all ingredients and mix well.
  30. 30
    Yield: 3/4 cup

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