Cornell Chicken

Description

This famous grilled chicken recipe was created by Dr. Robert C. Baker at New York’s Cornell University. They say Dr. Baker was simply trying to invent an easy and delicious way to grill smaller, younger chickens, so that the local chicken farms could sell more birds. The doc’s tasty recipe ended up being such a success that sales in the area soared, and the recipe became a statewide favorite.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cider vinegar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 (3 to 3 1/2 pound) broiler-fryer chicken, cut in half

Instructions

  1. Place the cider vinegar
  2. oil
  3. egg
  4. salt
  5. poultry seasoning
  6. and black pepper in a blender. Cover
  7. and puree until smooth.
  8. Pour blended mixture into a resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken halves
  9. coat with the marinade
  10. squeeze out excess air
  11. and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours (up to overnight).
  12. Remove chicken halves from bag and transfer to a plate or baking sheet lined with paper towels. Pat chicken dry with more paper towels. Reserve marinade mixture.
  13. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat
  14. and lightly oil the grate.
  15. Grill chicken
  16. skin-side down
  17. on the preheated grill for 2 minutes. Turn each piece
  18. brush with marinade mixture
  19. and move to indirect heat.
  20. Grill
  21. brushing with glaze and turning often
  22. until well-browned and meat is no longer pink in the center
  23. about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh
  24. near the bone
  25. should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C).

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 47 mins

Total Time: 4 hrs 52 mins

Servings: 6

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