Six Tips to Make the Most Succulent Grilled Chicken

Grilled chicken is the go-to choice for family meals whenever someone’s home menu gets boring or repetitive, and for a good reason. 

This article explores the six useful tips to make the best grilled chicken you’ve ever had.

1. Look for organically reared, free-range poultry.

Birds that grow up in open spaces, instead of cooped-up and congested cages, have firmer, more naturally flavoured meat.

2. Brining and marinating are your best friends.

It’s all about being prepared. Dousing your chicken in a solution of salt and seasoning incorporates flavour deep into your chicken cuts, and marinating them long enough is the easiest way to get the right amount of tenderness for your grilled chicken recipes. 

3. Grilling a whole chicken? Butterfly it.

Splitting the backbone of your whole chicken turns it into more of a surface than a rounded object with too many surfaces, making grilling a breeze. Doing this also gives your seasoning more access to the whole chicken body, leaving no morsel too plain when you serve the grilled chicken.

4. Cover your grill while the chicken cooks.

As any good chef will tell you, covering during heating is the key to getting your food heated all the way through. This is important if you want your chicken to be juicy instead of crispy on the outside and tough on the inside.

5. Avoid high heat.

With grilled chicken, searing or charring is not what you are going for. Whether grilling your chicken direct or indirect, it is always better to use medium or low heat. Look at how quickly the chicken changes colour on the outside with the perfect amount of heat. The outside begins to brown just as the texture of the chicken feels tender enough.

6. The sauces can wait.

Adding sauces to your chicken on the grill can lead to the burning of the sauce’s sugar content. This takes away the glazing element of the sauce and turns it stickier and more particulate. Instead, the best time to add your sauces is just as you are about to take the chicken off the grill or right after.

Take your grilling game to the next level with Tariq Halal Chicken! 

Serve your guest Piri Piri stir fry with rice and grilled chicken this holiday season or make your next grilling adventure more memorable with fresh, delicious halal grilled chicken breast and grilled chicken kebab, available on the Tariq Halal Meats website.

Happy Grilling!