This is a ridiculously easy and completely mind-blowing recipe. You generously coat your chicken thighs in a good homemade dry rub, set them on the barbecue, and forget about them. No flipping, no babysitting, no stress. Forty-five minutes later, you’ve got thighs with crispy skin and juicy meat that falls right off the bone. Real good chicken, without breaking a sweat.<\/p>\n
The whole secret is in the crust. You massage about 2 tbsp of dry rub per side, all over, and the sugar in the spices caramelizes on the grill to form a golden, flavour-packed crust. I use my homemade BBQ spice blend, but any good dry rub will do the job. That’s what turns a simple chicken thigh into a dish everyone will be talking about.<\/p>\n
Unlike chicken breast, which we pull at 165\u00b0F, the dark meat in thighs is better when you push it further. At 180, 185\u00b0F internal temperature, the collagen melts, the meat becomes tender and falls right off the bone. That’s exactly why whole thighs, with skin and bone, deliver such a juicier and more flavourful result than breasts. A meat thermometer and you’re golden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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