Easy Roasted Chicken
Recipe by: Dave Frary Although this isn't REAL BBQ it is an easy
way to cook a whole chicken on a gas grill. And you thought gas
grills were for those fat, white legged guys you see in the
neighborhood every Sunday burning steak. This recipe is so
simple that always wonder why those "Famous" TV cooks have not
demonstrated it. I call it Easy Roasted Chicken. Split a whole 3
pound chicken by cutting up the middle of the breast bone. Press
the chicken flat, and rub both sides, plus under the skin around
the breast, with the following concoction: * 6 tablespoons onion
powder * 3 tablespoons sugar * 3 tablespoons garlic powder * 4
teaspoons dried thyme flakes * 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon * 3
tablespoons ground allspice * 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg * 3
tablespoons fresh-ground pepper * 1 dried habanero chile,
chopped fine or 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauc (optional) Mix the
spices thoroughly in a bowl. Store remainder in a covered jar in
a cool pantry. Light both sides of your gas grill and leave them
on high for ten minutes o until the lava rocks are hot. Shut off
one side of the grill and turn the other side to its lowest
setting. Place the chicken, skin side up, on the off side of the
grill. Close the cover and let it cook for 45 minutes. Rais the
cover and turn the chicken 90 degrees, close the cover and
finish cooking for another 45 minutes. Test the thigh for
doneness with an instant reading meat thermometer. About 180
degrees is okay or pull the wing, it should come off easily.
Remove the chicken from the grill and let it rest for at least
ten minutes before slicing.