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Cooking & Food Talk => Charcoal Grilling & BBQ => Topic started by: Winz on March 23, 2015, 06:25:58 PM

Title: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: Winz on March 23, 2015, 06:25:58 PM

First cook on my newly acquired lemon (Norma Jean).  A quick raid of the freezer turned up some Chicken Thighs.  Time to get to work

Thawed the thighs and marinated them for a couple of hours in Italian dressing:

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/zfvirvd2ctdxe9q/1%20marinade.jpg?dl=0)


Braised the thighs for 45 minutes in a Dutch oven.  Braising liquid was butter and chicken stock.  Covered the thighs with Yardbird rub:

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/0y60wnr3f4rgzie/Dutch.jpg?dl=0)


(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/lub3n3phbwrt9mu/2%20braise.jpg?dl=0)


Removed the thighs from the braise and dusted them again with yardbird.  Cooked another 30 minutes indirect heat:

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/b4qoms713efthyt/3%20rub.jpg?dl=0)


Painted them up with some sauce (Stubbs, Mango jelly, honey, soy, apple cider vinegar) and put them back on for 15 minutes:

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/2nabz53o0haz2pn/4%20sauce.jpg?dl=0)


The Payoff.  Moist chicken FULL of flavor.  I may never eat another chicken breast again - thighs are where its at!

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/0jmki2d8x9ryeq2/5%20payoff.jpg?dl=0)


The many faces of Norma Jean.  On the left, pre cook.  On the right, all hot and bothered.  Its hard to catch just how orange/red she turned on camera.

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/6r8ohee27sfxdgf/hot%20cold.jpg?dl=0)


Winz

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: addicted-to-smoke on March 23, 2015, 07:17:39 PM

So I'm scrolling down, braising, OK, then grilled, OK he must be done but NO there was more action with Ms. Jean. And I can see why.

Tasty. (And so is that food.)

I'm a thigh man myself but have never thought to do it like this. Now I will!

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: MartyG on March 24, 2015, 01:50:44 AM

Now that's what I call flashing some thigh! Norma Jean was born to cook!

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: Jeff on March 24, 2015, 03:30:47 AM

Nice technique on the thighs.  Something I'll have to try out.   Norma Jean is looking fine too!!!!

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: Taz on March 24, 2015, 08:00:25 AM

So would your u call that cook Norma Jean's Thighs?  Norma Jean all hot and bothered. Liked your line and pics. Oh yeah, liked the chicken too!!

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: SixZeroFour on March 24, 2015, 08:15:09 AM

Norma Jean looks stunning Winz, and the chicken... wow! The skin post-braise already has awesome color so that sauce must have just pushed it over the top.

Very nice!

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: MrHoss on March 24, 2015, 11:49:29 AM

Gotta love thighs and.............Damn that Yellow looks sweet. Love the side by side at the end.

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: austin87 on March 24, 2015, 12:56:18 PM

Those look great! Love the layers of cooking!

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: 1buckie on March 24, 2015, 02:54:01 PM

Nice thighs, Norma Jean !!!

Think the only way you can get the real orange is to get up underneath it.....

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/2014/Wood%20Dale/Yellow%20Megapixels/WoodDale050.jpg)

Maybe set her up on top of the Ranch?

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: Craig on March 24, 2015, 05:53:20 PM

I try snapping pics of my blondies undercarriage but the beauty doesn't come through on camera. In person, she's a gorgeous orange!

Good looking thighs Winz!

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: argentflame on March 24, 2015, 10:44:52 PM

Awesome technique. This I have to try.

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: WNC on March 26, 2015, 04:24:36 PM

I thought you said something about chicken thighs? All I saw was this beautiful yellow kettle!
Norma Jean's a real looker!

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: Hell Fire Grill on March 27, 2015, 07:57:06 AM

I think what Norma Jean has between her thighs is grate...

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: Troy on March 27, 2015, 08:36:25 AM

you guys make me proud!

great looking cook mr Winz. I, too, am a thigh man.

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: order66 on March 27, 2015, 06:29:33 PM

Gonna try that technique.
Looks awesome and Norma Jean is one fine lookin lady.

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: BBcue-Z on March 28, 2015, 06:02:53 AM

Great looking thighs!!

Title: Re: Chicken Thighs on Norma Jean
Post by: Nate on March 29, 2015, 02:01:20 PM

Delicious lookin thighs Winz!