Grilled Spatchcocked Chicken
- 1 whole (3- to 4-pound) chicken, giblets removed
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons coarse sea salt
- 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Place chicken breast-side down on a cutting board.
With kitchen shears or a very sharp boning knife, remove the backbone by cutting down either side.
Cut off the wing tips.
Turn chicken breast-side up and press firmly on the breast bone until you hear it crack and chicken lies just about flat.
Combine paprika, sugar, salt, oregano and pepper in a small bowl.
Gently loosen the skin over the breast and work about a teaspoon of the mixture under the skin and over the breast meat.
Rub the remainder of the mixture all over both sides of chicken.
Place in a roasting pan, cover and refrigerate at least 20 minutes and up to 1 day.
Prepare a grill for medium-heat cooking, leaving a cooler area on one side of the grill to move chicken to, if needed.
Place chicken on the grill skin-side up; cook, flipping frequently and moving it to the cool area if you get flare-ups, until it is well-browned and cooked through, about 30 minutes.
An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh and breast without touching bone should read 165F.
Transfer to a platter and let rest 10 minutes before carving.
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- 1 whole (3- to 4-pound) chicken, giblets removed
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons coarse sea salt
- 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper