Grilled Cornell Chicken
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
- 3 -4 lbs chicken quarters
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marinade and baste
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup canola oil
- 1 cup tarragon vinegar
- 1⁄2 cup lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons dried rosemary
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
directions
- In a food processor, mix the egg with the oil and other ingredients.
- Marinate the chicken in one half of the marinade for 4-6 hours in the refrigerator.
- Place a drip pan half full of water in the bottom of half of the grill.
- Fire up the grill.
- Oil the grate.
- Cook the chicken indirectly for 40 to 60 minutes on the side of the grill where the drip pan is, basting and turning the chicken occasionally.
- Move the chicken to grill it directly for extra browning.
- The internal temperature of the chicken should be 180 degrees before serving.
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Reviews
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excellent. been having this since i was a child. it is best if you use chicken quarters and use a meat injector with the sauce before marinating. cook low and slow over charcoal. if you have a gas grill, its best to prebake it on 350 for 30-40 min before grilling. never use white meat, it doesnt come out well.
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i have been using this recipe for almost 50 years. it's the only way to bbq chicken as far as my family is concerned and all 3 of my children use it. i usually marinate the chicken for 2-3 days in a big tupperware container. the longer it sits the more flavor. i use the original recipe but will try this one some time this summer. sounds yummy. thanks.
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I grew up eating the original recipe cooked over charcoal by the Munnsville NY Volunteer Fire Department. This is a nice variation of the original Cornell Chicken recipe. I like your use of tarragon vinegar and the addition of lemon juice, rosemary and garlic powder really puched up the flavor!! We'll make it this way again. Thanks!!
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This is a recipe that went around my village when I was a little girl. I remembered that everyone loved it so I went looking for the recipe because I want to cook chicken halves for the guys who were working on a project with my husband. It was a great success. We all loved it. Took almost 2 hours to cook the halves but well worth the wait. I cooked them over the lowest heat on my large gas grill. Thanks for posting.
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