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Campfire Whiskey BBQ Chicken Recipe
5 from 12 votes

Campfire Whiskey BBQ Chicken Recipe

This Campfire Whiskey BBQ Chicken recipe features chicken legs cooked in a cast iron skillet over a campfire, basted with a whiskey-infused barbecue sauce made from ketchup, molasses, Dijon mustard, and spices. The cooking method creates browned, flavorful chicken with a rich glaze from the repeated sauce brushing.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 463 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Sauce:
  • 1 1/4 cups ketchup
  • 1 tsp hot sauce or more depending on personal heat preference
  • 2 tablespoons dark molasses
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons whiskey I used Macallan 12, whatever you have will do
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 1 garlic minced, large clove
Chicken:
  • 6 chicken leg 3 3/4 lbs. total, with thighs attached or small bone-in breast halves
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

At Home:
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  1. 1. Make sauce: Combine ingredients in a medium saucepan. Cover and simmer 45 minutes to blend flavors, stirring occasionally. Add a little water if sauce gets too thick to pour. Let cool, then transfer to a plastic container and chill up to 1 week.
  2. 2. Prepare chicken: In a large bowl, coat chicken in oil; pack in a resealable plastic bag and chill up to 2 days, or freeze.
In Camp:
  1. 3. Build a charcoal or wood fire in a grill and let burn to medium (350° to 450°; you can hold your hand 5 in. above cooking grate only 5 to 7 seconds).
  2. 4. Place cast iron skillet over fire. Grill chicken in skillet until browned all over, about 15 minutes, turning occasionally. Turn again, generously brush tops with some of BBQ sauce, and cook a few minutes; repeat turning and brushing 2 more times, until chicken is well-browned and cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes total.
  3. 5. Remove from skillet and top with additional BBQ sauce. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Information

Calories 463kcal (23%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 463

% Daily Value*

Calories 463kcal 23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.