Once the bird was done brining I took it out and dried it off. I then very carefully removed the back bone and split the breast bone to get the chicken to lay flat.
brined chicken cut flat for grill
The night before we had been given some special Blue Moon seasoning and we decided to give it a shot. You could use it either as a rub or a marinade.
special seasoning - with orange, corriander, cumin, etc.
We decided to try it as a marinade, but had to substitute some of the ingredients it called for.
Their recipe:
8 tbs. Blue Moon Spice Rub (Equivalent to 1 bag)
2 tbs. Olive Oil
2 tbs. Orange Juice Concentrate
2 tbs. Blue Moon Beer
Our recipe:
1 bag Blue Moon Spice Rub
2 tbs. Olive Oil
3 tbs. Orange Juice
2 tbs. Bud Light Honey Wheat
marinade ingredients
Once the marinade was ready we put it and the chicken into a large zip-lock bag and let it marinade for about 2 hours.
whole chicken with marinade
after 2 hours
We then took the chicken out of the marinade and dried it off a bit before putting it onto the EGG.
ready for the grill!
I had the EGG heated up to about 300 degree and set-up for direct heat. I put the bird on breast side down hoping to get the skin crispy.
start out breat down over direct heat
make sure to get all those juices on there
I let the chicken cook like this for about 12 minutes before I flipped it. In hindsight I probably could have let it go a bit longed on that side and gotten the skin a bit more like I wanted it. Either way this was still looking pretty good.
halfway there!
When I flipped the chicken I also threw some asparagus on the EGG to steam in aluminum foil. This gives the asparagus a nice smokey flavor.
smells amazing!
Twenty minutes later everything was done. When I pulled the chicken off the grill it was so tender that one of the legs almost fell right off.
falling apart it's so tender!
I can honestly say that this is probably one of the best chickens I have ever had. I didn’t think chicken could be so juicy. The flavor from the marinade worked wonderfully with the meat and you could taste it throughout. The two us picked this bird clean in no time. It’s definitely something I would recommend and try again.
Tags: big green egg, blue moon, outdoor kitchen, roasted chicken