Firehouse Marinade And Basting Sauce Recipes

LOCAL FIREMAN CHICKEN BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• In blender, combine the eggs, oil, vinegar, salt, poultry seasoning and ground black pepper.
• Blend together and baste on the chicken when grilling, or marinate chicken in the sauce in the refrigerator 1-1/2 hours.

CORNELL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Parboil chicken: Heat large pot of water until water boils. Add chicken and boil for 5 minutes. Remove from water and let cool completely.
• In a large bowl, add egg. Whisk vigorously with a fork or whisk until frothy.
• Add remaining ingredients to the bowl and whisk again until all is incorporated.
• Add marinade to chicken and let marinate for ideally 12 - 24 hrs.
• Heat grill to low and grill on low, indirect heat for 15 minutes on one side, basting every 5 minutes with remaining marinade and then flip and cook on other side for another 15 minutes, basting every 5 minutes. If chicken is not parboiled, it will take about 30 minutes on each side.
• Cook chicken until skin is crispy and internal temperature reaches at least 165 degrees.
• Serve and enjoy!

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.
• If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was!

CORNELL CHICKEN MARINADE

Steps:

• Crack the egg into a medium bowl and whisk until beaten. Slowly whisk in the oil until fully blended. Then whisk in the vinegar, salt, poultry seasoning, and ground black pepper. Set some of the sauce aside to use for basting while grilling. Place chicken in shallow baking dish, and coat with sauce. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

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.

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.