Best 7 Firehouse Chicken Marinade Recipes

FIREMAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, vegetable oil, cider vinegar, fine sea salt, poultry seasoning, ground black pepper, garlic powder and paprika. Whisk until smooth.
• Pierce chicken with a fork several times to allow marinade to really sink in.
• Place chicken quarters into a large airtight plastic bag or other tight fitting container. Cover with marinade, reserving a 1/2 cup for basting. Refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours, maximum of 24 hours.
• Heat grill to medium-high heat. You can use either gas or charcoal, however make sure you have a long burning charcoal if you go that direction. Place chicken on the grill on indirect heat.
• Use reserved marinade, basting the chicken throughout the cooking process. Cook over indirect heat for 35 minutes, turning and basting.
• At 35 minutes, transfer to direct heat to get a crispy and good char marks. At this time, stop basting. If you are using different cuts of chicken, please adjust accordingly.
• Remove from the grill and allow to rest for 5-10 minutes before serving. Discard any unused marinade.
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FIREHOUSE EVENT POULTRY MARINADE

Steps:

• Remove the chill from the egg by placing it, uncracked, in warm water for about 5 minutes.
• Crack the egg into a medium nonreactive bowl.
• Using an electic mixer at low speed, beat the egg.
• SLOWLY beat in the oil.
• This should take 1 to 2 minutes, and it should be like a thin mayonnaise when complete.
• Beat in the vinegar, salt, poultry seasoning and pepper.
• Use half as a marinade.
• Cover and refrigerate the rest to use as a baste while grilling.
• Be careful to discard the marinade after removing the chicken, don't use this portion as the basting sauce!
• Can easily be doubled for crowds, just be sure to adjust mixing time if necessary.

FIREHOUSE BBQ CHICKEN SAUCE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Place all ingredients into saucepan and bring to a boil until butter is melted. Let cool. Marinade chicken overnight before grilling.

FIRE DEPARTMENT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, except chicken, and bring to boil.
• Use this as a mop/spray.
• Grill chicken over direct heat, turning and basting often. Applying the mop is easy with a spray bottle.
• Cook chicken until 160º in breast or 180º in thigh.

CHICKEN MARINADE (FIREHOUSE) RECIPE

Steps:

• combine and pour over chicken; marinate 24 hours+

FIREHOUSE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Purée garlic, vinegar, olive oil, salt, parsley, paprika, pepper, and 1/2 cup vegetable oil in a blender until smooth. Place chicken in a large resealable plastic bag and pour marinade over. Seal bag and chill chicken 1-3 days.
• Remove chicken from marinade and pat dry with paper towels. Let sit uncovered at room temperature 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat remaining 1/2 cup vegetable oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Place 1 chicken half, skin side down, in skillet, set another skillet or heavy pot on top, and add a couple of cans to weigh it down. Cook until skin is browned and crisp, 15-20 minutes. Transfer chicken to a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with remaining chicken half.
• Roast chicken in oven, skin side up, until cooked through and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of thigh registers 165°F, 20-25 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 15 minutes before slicing.

FIREHOUSE BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• Pour ketchup into a large saucepan. Pour vinegar into the ketchup bottle, shake to loosen any remaining ketchup, and pour into the saucepan. Save the bottle, and clean. Stir in the brown sugar, butter, and red pepper flakes. Cook over medium heat until almost boiling, but do not boil. For convenience, refrigerate leftover sauce in the clean ketchup bottle.