Spatchcock Chicken
Big Poppa’s Spatchcock Chicken is the ultimate way to achieve perfectly cooked chicken that’s juicy, tender, and packed with flavor. By removing the backbone and flattening the chicken, this method ensures even cooking and crispy skin every time. Whether you’re grilling, smoking, or roasting, spatchcocking your chicken not only shortens the cooking time but also allows seasonings and marinades to penetrate deeply for bold, delicious results. Perfect for backyard BBQs, family dinners, or meal prep, this recipe is easy to follow and guarantees a show-stopping chicken dish every time!
Spatchcock Chicken
Big Poppa
10-12
15 minutes
1 hours
American
Main Dish
A foolproof recipe for cooking a whole bird
The spatchcock technique is hands down the best way to cook chicken. Spatchcock chicken is when the bird is split, then flattened. Flattening the bird allows for even heat distribution cutting the cooking time in half. No more dry chicken. It’s fast, easy and delicious.
Spatchcocking chicken exposes the skin to higher temps resulting in the perfectly crispy skin. For beautiful color and flavor, Big Poppa seasons his chicken with his Big Poppa Smokers Desert Gold Seasoning – a delicious blend of bold Mediterranean spices.
Quick tip: You can spatchcock any bird. Try this technique on your Thanksgiving turkey, it’s sure to be a hit with your family.
Ingredients
- 2 whole fresh farm chickens
1 cup of Big Poppa Smokers Desert Gold Seasoning
- 1 stick of pure Irish butter
Directions
- Preheat grill/cooker 250-275F
- Using kitchen shears to remove the remaining tail meat
- Using kitchen shears remove the spine of the chicken. You should be able to open up the chicken
- Open up chicken and turn it over. Use your arms to apply pressure to the chest of the chicken until you hear the cartilage crack
- Using kitchen shears cut off any excess skin
- Season chickens liberally with Big Poppa Smokers Desert Gold Seasoning
- Place chicken on grill/cooker. Cook in indirect heat
- Cook each side for 30 minutes. Turn as needed
- Baste chicken with Desert Gold Butter(see below for recipe) halfway during the cook. Keep basting during cook if desired
- Take chicken off grill/smoker
- Slice/carve chicken
- Baste with more Desert Gold Butter once chicken is sliced/carved
- Squeeze lemon over sliced/carved chicken and serve
- Desert Gold butter directions:
- Melt butter in a pot
- Pour melted butter into a bowl
- Add Big Poppa Smokers Desert Gold Seasoning to melted butter and whisk
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