Grilled Brick Chicken

Grilled Brick Chicken Recipe on the Big Green Egg

Grilled Brick Chicken Recipe

This week I’m sharing how I cook Grilled Brick Chicken on the Big Green Egg. All you need is a fresh chicken, a couple bricks, and some basic ingredients to create a delicious tasting bird right on your grill. First thing you need is a whole chicken. You want one that weighs somewhere in the neighborhood of 3½ lbs for this recipe. If your chicken weighs less or more, it’s ok you’ll just need to adjust the cooking time a little bit. Grilled Brick Chicken Normally whole chickens are packed with giblets, so check the cavity. You can save these for making stock or just toss them in the trash. It’s recommended not to wash chicken because it’s easy to spread germs to other areas of your kitchen, so simply pat the cavity and outer skin dry with paper towel. Place the chicken breast side down on a plastic cutting board designated for raw meat. For this Grilled Brick Chicken recipe you want the chicken to lay flat on the grill, so more meat comes into contact with the grilling surface. The technique is called spatchcock chicken. All it takes is removing the backbone. Use a pair of kitchen shears and cut down each side of the backbone. Once the spine is removed located the small “U” shaped bone at the front of the breast. Cut through this bone about ¼” but be careful not to go all the way through the skin. The chicken should lay completely flat now. Flip the chicken skin side up and tuck the wing tips behind the bird. Grilled Brick Chicken Brush the Grilled Brick Chicken skin with vegetable oil and liberally dust the outside with AP Rub (salt, pepper, garlic). To add even more flavor I layer on a light coat of dried herbs. I use a blend called Herb de Provence which is a mixture of Thyme, Rosemary, Oregano, Marjoram, and Savory. You can find it at most stores or use any combination of dried herbs you like. Repeat the process on the back side of the chicken as well. Let the chicken hang out at room temperature while the grill comes up to temperature. For this cook I use my Big Green Egg set up with the heat deflector. The temp needs to run at 300⁰, so if you’re using another grill just hold the temperature in this range. Grilled Brick Chicken on Big Green Egg Also we need a little smoke to add another layer of flavor to our Grilled Brick Chicken. I love the flavor pecan gives poultry, so place a couple chunks of seasoned pecan wood directly on the hot coals. You’ll also need a couple bricks to press the chicken down during the cooking process. Make sure the bricks are clean and wrap each in aluminum foil. If you don’t have bricks a heavy cast iron skillet works great. The bricks weigh down the chicken and cause more surface area to come into contact with the hot grate. Grilled Brick Chicken on Big Green Egg Once the grill is up to temperature, place the chicken on the cooking grate and sit a brick on each half. Anytime I’m cooking chicken it’s more about internal temperature than time, so you’ll need a good probe thermometer to monitor it. The best probe thermometer I’ve found is the Thermoworks Chef Alarm. You can find them online (usually you can catch them on sale), so just keep an eye out. Insert the probe into the thickest part of thigh and set the thermometer for 175 degrees. At this point you just need to monitor temps. After 45 minutes remove the bricks and carefully flip the chicken over. The skin should be a nice golden color. Brush the top with melted butter and squeeze a little lemon juice over the top. Close the lid and continue cooking the Grilled Brick Chicken until the temperature hits 175⁰ in the thigh about 15 more minutes. Brick chicken Thermapen MK4 When the alarm sounds, the Grilled Brick Chicken should be done, but it’s always a good idea to verify the internal temperatures. You’ll need a reliable hand held thermometer like the MK4 Thermapen for this. (It’s the one bbq tool that is as important as the grill). Internal temperature should be 165⁰ in the breast and 175⁰ in the thigh. I can’t stress enough how important internal temperature is when it comes to chicken. You do not want to serve undercooked chicken and shooting the temps over even a little can dry it out. That’s why I always cook to internal temp when I’m cooking Grilled Brick Chicken. Grilled Brick Chicken Now that the Grilled Brick Chicken is done remove it from the grill and allow it rest for at least 5 minutes before carving. Use a sharp knife and cut straight down the breast bone dividing the chicken in half. You can serve it this way for a meal or divide it into individual pieces if you like. The total cook time is about 1 hour and laying the Grilled Brick Chicken flat and using bricks to weight it down creates a nice crust on the skin. It’s guaranteed to be juicy and packed with flavor. Grilled Brick Chicken Give this Grilled Brick Chicken recipe a try the next time you fire up the grill! Print
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Grilled Brick Chicken Recipe on Big Green Egg


Ingredients

  • 3 ½ lb Whole Chicken
  • ¼ cup Vegetable Oil
  • 2 Tablespoons Killer Hogs AP Rub
  • 1 Tablespoon Herbs de Provence
  • ¼ Stick Real Butter (unsalted)
  • 1 Lemon wedge

Instructions

  1. Remove giblets from cavity of chicken. Pat dry with paper towel to remove any excess moisture from skin and cavity.
  2. Flip chicken breast side down on cutting board and use kitchen shears to cut along each side of backbone. Remove backbone and cut through breast about ¼”. Flip chicken and flatten on cutting board.
  3. Brush skin with vegetable oil and season with AP Rub (Salt, Black Pepper, Garlic).
  4. Season with Herb de Provence lightly over entire skin.
  5. Flip chicken and repeat seasoning process.
  6. Heat grill to 300⁰ use pecan wood chunks for smoke.
  7. Place chicken skin side down on grate and place bricks wrapped in aluminum foil on each half. Insert probe thermometer into thickest part of thigh and set temp for 175⁰.
  8. After 45 minutes remove bricks and flip chicken skin side up. Brush skin with melted butter and squeeze lemon wedge over chicken.
  9. Close lid and continue cooking until thermometer reads 175 in thigh and 165 in breast.
  10. Remove chicken from grill, rest 5 minutes, and cut chicken into pieces form serving.
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12 responses to “Grilled Brick Chicken Recipe on the Big Green Egg”

  1. Brenda Hall says:

    Hi Malcolm & Rachelle,

    First off, thank you for all you do… I know this is a business to you (and you do it well), but for the rest of us it is a God Send. Please consider doing more videos using ‘low sugar’ and ‘low carbs’ recipes. As well as more videos on BBQing veggies. You both Rock! Malcolm gets the camera time… but we know “behind every great man is a better woman”.

  2. Sam and says:

    Hi Malcolm,
    I will be trying the spatchcock chicken this weekend. I saw your Youtube video using your Alabama white BBQ sauce. I was wondering how long will last in the refrigerator? Will you be doing a spatchcock turkey in the near nurture? I would like to try one for Thanksgiving.

  3. George says:

    Thanks for the brick receipt! I have a green egg, and wi ll try it. Where can I order the herb de Provence rub. I need a direct number to order by phone. I do not order on line for security reasons!

  4. Eric says:

    Hi Malcolm. I tried this recipe on my Weber kettle and the chicken was excellent but the skin never developed a crust. I used the indirect method with the coals to one side and maintained temp 300 to 325F. Any recommendations on adapting this for the kettle? Thanks for all the recipes, you’ve really helped me improve my bbq game!

  5. Jimmy Bryant says:

    Hey Malcolm! I was watching the video where you did a spatchcock chicken in the red box smoker.
    I’d like to know what fresh herbs were used in the video and where might I find them?

  6. Larry Foster says:

    Pretty tasty, Malcolm.

    I did this on a regular gas grill today and had trouble getting the skin brown and crispy but was still pretty darn good.

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

  7. Dan says:

    Malcolm, I use my Big Green Egg constantly. If your viewers want to differ heat on a Webber , you can place a cast iron fry pan above the coals , this will help keep chicken from burning.

  8. David Bowden says:

    I’ve done this many time on my pellet smoker grill and had great results every time. I dry mine really well and brush it with vegetable oil. I also go under the skin with the herbs and Killer Hog AP rub. I added one more thing. When I add the lemon wedge and butter, I also mist with apple juice… Amazing recipe Malcom.. Thanks for all you knowledge…

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