Have you heard of this?? I had but wasn’t quite sure what it was or how to cook the chicken using a brick??? I read about it, googling it. You take a whole chicken and place it breast side down. You cut the backbone out by cutting through the ribs along each side. You then flatten the chicken down and trim up any excess bones. This process is called spatchcock. 
Well, I didn’t have a whole chicken but gorgeous chicken legs with the back still attached. Thought we could use those instead. BBQing is a standard here in this household but I have to say I am bored with our old standby recipes. We need to change things up a bit with experimentation.
This experimentation was a huge success, yielding juicy flavorful chicken. We were lucky enough to find a few bricks in our backyard that worked perfectly too!! Clean them up, wrap them in foil and you are away to the races!!
A simple spice mixture, a few bricks and you are on your way to a gorgeous dinner!!
Brick Chicken
Yield:
4
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Cook Time:
16 minutes
Total Time:
21 minutes
A simple method of using bricks to hasten the cooking of the chicken to maintain it's juiciness.
Ingredients
- 4 Chicken Legs with the back intact
- 4 Red standard bricks wrapped in foil
- 1 tsp. basil
- 1 tsp. tarragon
- 2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. onion salt
- 1 Tbsp. Montreal steak spice
Instructions
- Mix all the seasoning together and run over the entire chicken legs on both sides. Heat BBQ to medium and grill skin side down with a brick on each piece and close the lid. Allow to cook for 7-8 min. Flip the chicken and replace the brick. Continue cooking for another 7-8 min. until the chicken is cooked through. Let rest for 5 min. and serve.
Comments & Reviews
Happy Valley Chow says
That is some beautiful chicken you have there! Definitely juicy with lots of flavor. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much for coming over!!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
AMAZING!!! What a cool-and flawlessss-way to make delicious chicken!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thanks so much Kayle!!
kiran says
Looks divine, seems to be a must try Tara 🙂
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you Kiran!!
Peter @Feed Your Soul Too says
Tara, this looks great. simple recipes are sometimes the best.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Sometimes yes, simple is the best, thanks Peter for coming over!!
susan @ the wimpy vegetarian says
I cook whole spatchcocked chickens this way too! It’s such a great way to get a crispy skin!!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Will be trying a whole one next!!! Thanks Susan!!
Aunt Bee says
That chicken looks fantastic! I love a recipe with a simple ingredient list that packs a lot of flavor!
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you so much Brandi!!
The Better Baker says
What an unusual recipe! Thanks for sharing it with us at Weekend Potluck. Congrats on being one of our featured recipes this week. Have a great weekend and please come back to see us again soon.
Noshing with the Nolands says
Thank you so much, I am so glad you liked it!!
slow cooker recipes says
A simple yet delicious chicken recipe. I enjoy all your recipes. Keep sharing awesome stuff.