Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, barbecued chicken halves. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Barbecued Chicken Halves is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Barbecued Chicken Halves is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have barbecued chicken halves using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Barbecued Chicken Halves:

1. Make ready 4 each Chicken Halves
2. Take 2 cup Barbecue Sauce
3. Take Brine
4. Take 1 quart Water
5. Prepare 1 cup Sugar
6. Take 1 cup Kosher Salt
7. Get 1/4 cup Molasses
8. Get 2 tbsp Cajun Seasoning
9. Make ready 2 tbsp Granulated Garlic
10. Take 1 tbsp Ground Black Pepper
11. Take 3 quart Cold Water

Instructions to make Barbecued Chicken Halves:

1. Place 1 quart of water into a sauce pan over medium-high heat.
2. Add salt and sugar, stir well and then bring to a boil.
3. Once mixture comes to a boil, add molasses and spices and return to a boil, then immediately remove from the heat.
4. Add the 3 quarts of cold water to the brine to reduce the temperature.
5. Place chicken halve into the cooled brine and make sure they are completely submerged. Brine, under refrigeration for 4-8 hours.
6. Set up the grill for indirect cooking (smoking).
7. Place the chicken halves over the central drip pan and add wood. Cook at 250°-275°F for approximately 1 hour, then begin brushing the sauce onto the chicken.
8. Repeat saucing every 10-15 minutes until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F (measured with a probe thermometer in the thickest part of the thigh.
9. Allow to rest for at least 10 minutes before serving.

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