Man Night

So, it's winter. Cold & windy make bbq near impossible, as it's much harder to maintain a temp (especially with high winds). Instead of bbq-ing, in the colder months I prefer to grill. Today's blog celebrates another staple of Man-dude-ness. This classic combo is so good that I believe even a famous rapper named one of his albums after it. Today's treat, Chicken & Beer. Let's begin.

Step one: Round up a team of hungry dudes. Contrary to traditional belief, this meal is quite complete and healthy.

Step two: Buy lots of chicken & beer. No breast allowed. Drums, thighs, & wings only.

Step three: Rinse and season chicken.

Give each piece of chicken a rinse with hot water then pat dry. Season with your favorite spice blend or whatever you want. Experiment with flavors, you really can't go wrong with chicken. Evenly coat each side of the chicken with seasoning. Let the spices dry and adhear to the meat, give it about 30 minutes to do so. Great time to fire up your charcoal.


Step four: Set up your grill and cook.

Shoot for a medium to medium-high fire. The trick to grilling chicken is to turn it before it burns. Ever wonder why rotisserie chicken is so damn good? Cause it's always turning!! So keep an eye out...the hotter your fire the more flipping you'll want to do. Grill your chicken for about 30-45 minutes, until it's done.


Step five: To sauce or not to sauce

Before you dredge your chicken in sauce, give it a quick dry try. If you've grilled it correctly, the skin should be golden, crispy, and tasty beyond belief. Be a real dude and serve the sauce on the side.

If you're set on making messy, sloppy, papertowel consuming chicken (as my sister would) then sauce up your babies and grill them for another 2-3 minutes, till the sauce is slightly charred.

Step six: Feeding Time

Release the pack of hungry dudes to the feeding area... and the rest should happen on its own.