Barbecue Chicken with Ginger & Pineapple Rub
 
 
Ingredients
  • 3½lb Chicken, butterflied
  • Olive oil
For the rub
  • 2 Cups fresh pineapple with juice
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh ground ginger
  • 1 Large handful fresh cilantro
  • 2 Small shallots (either raw or sautéed briefly)*
  • ½ Teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
  1. Add all of the rub ingredients to a mini food processor and blend until combined. Taste test and adjust as necessary. The ginger will give it a powerful kick. Reduce or increase as per your preference. Reserve some sauce to serve alongside the chicken.
  2. Pass a long wooden or metal skewer through the thigh of your butterflied chicken, then into one breast, then the other, then the opposite side thigh. This will help the chicken lay flat on the grill.
  3. Rub about a tablespoon of olive oil over the whole chicken. Then massage your rub on both sides of your chicken. Place the chicken back in the fridge to let it marinate for several hours. Take it out of the fridge an hour before you are ready to start cooking (If your house is very warm reduce the amount of time you leave it out).
  4. Heat your coals or grill as per your normal technique. The temperature of your grill before adding your chicken should be around 400F.
  5. Cook the chicken over indirect heat. I created two areas of coals on the sides and left the center area coal free. I then cooked the chicken over this center area so that is was not directly over the coals.
  6. Slide your chicken onto the grill skin-side up. Cover and cook for about 30 minutes.
  7. Flip your chicken over, skin side down, and place it on the hotter side of the grill once it is within 20 - 30 degrees of your final serving temperature. This will help the skin get deliciously crispy.
  8. Serve with grilled pineapple wheels. And grill up any other vegetables you have on hand. We grilled some zucchini.
Notes
If you don't have a grill, roast as per my roast chicken instructions.
*Raw shallots don't agree with me, so I always sauté them briefly.

General recipe notes
Recipe by at https://www.thescratchartist.com/barbecue-chicken-with-ginger-pineapple-rub/