Fried Chicken on the Weber Genesis

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chopsaw

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Been doing this for awhile now . A good gas grill is way more than convenient . Like anything else , know what it will and won't do .
Pics are " fast forward " , so this is how I started .
Had some nice chicken thighs . Went into Pop's low salt brine over night . Next day , pulled out drained and dried off . Then back in the fridge for a couple hours to dry some more .
Back out of fridge . Mixed some flour and corn starch with salt and pepper .
Start of the coating . You can see the un coated are pretty dry .
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So I floured them all , and back in the fridge .

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Let the flour soak up any moisture on the chicken .
These were really dry on the surface so I didn't have to re coat .
If they come out of the fridge tacky , I re coat . Makes a nice crust , but these were good with one .
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So I cover a sheet pan with non stick foil , and a little cooking spray .
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Some foil packet potatoes . I layer in butter and onions , and close up .
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Get the grill up to temp . 400 or so and put the tray right over the burner . All burners are on . Burner under taters is turned to low .
Not much oil on the tray to start .
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First flip .
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The I just keep flipping until it temps , and gets the look it needs .
Cooking in the natural fat at this point .
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And lookin pretty good , temps out too .
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Pull off the tray to stay warm . All burners are off except far right side is on lowest setting .
Put the taters up top . The chicken is not greasy at all .
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Those potatoes are so good . They smell great .
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Plated up . The asparagus got murdered . Didn't play well with the instant pot , but still good .
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So that's that , but I also do alot of wings the same way . They come out great , and hard to tell they are not deep fried . These are from older cooks / test runs .
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Thanks for looking .
 
Looks great. I tried using BBQ mat on my kettle one time and the breading got destroyed from all the moisture coming out of the chicken. Did you poke holes in foil?
 
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That looks seriously delicious, Chop. I’ll have to give your method a try since I lack a deep fryer.

I’ll take a plate please. Like!!
 
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The grub is looking good from under the hood of your grill.
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Thank you sir .
Chop, very nice! I would eat them parts and spuds! And I’m in spud land!
I could eat those potatoes everyday . I usually make extra for the next morning breakfast .
Looks good!
Thank you Steve .
Looks really good chop,
Chris , I know you do your share of this on a kettle , so thanks for the comment .
 
Looks great. I tried using BBQ mat on my kettle one time and the breading got destroyed from all the moisture coming out of the chicken. Did you poke holes in foil?
What did you use for breading ? I used flour with some corn starch and let it sit in the fridge for an hour or so. I use a pig tail hook to flip .
No holes in the foil .

Looks excellent!
Al
Thanks Al
I’ll have to give your method a try
Let me know how it works for you .
That is a fine looking batch of food,
Thanks !
 
So what is the ratio of corn starch to flour. What does the corn starch do?
I don't use the cornstarch most of the time . Just added some to see if it made it crisper . I just dumped some in the flour .
 
Looks awesome. I have a gas grill. As long as we have good food who cares what its cooked on.
 
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