Smell that? It’s the unmistakable fragrance of a barbecue chicken recipe filling the summer air. Chicken often gets a bad rap for being an uninspiring choice of meat, but when thrown on the barbecue or grill, it transforms into something else. And there’s no denying Australians’ love affair with a barbecued chicken when the sun is warm and the days are long. So, we’ve pulled together our best barbecue chicken recipes that work as well for backyard get-togethers as they do quick and easy dinners.
We take inspiration from Japan and Korea with chicken yakitori and ssäm skewers; Indonesia with fast chicken satays and Balinese curried chicken; the Caribbean with Jamaican chicken wings and spiced chicken thighs with corn, avocado and lime; Greece with Hellenika’s excellent chicken souvlaki; and the US with our Southern-style bbq chicken recipe. Plus, in these recipes you’ll find a few tips and tricks for throwing a chicken on the barbecue and keeping it moist.
Sun’s out, tongs out. It’s time to barbecue some chook with our best barbecue chicken recipes.
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Yakitori Yurippi’s chicken and spring onion skewers
Ben Williamson’s harissa chicken, smoked labne and charred lime
Tony Tan’s guide to making chicken satay
Malaysian barbecued chicken with kerabu rice salad
Charcoal-grilled chicken with aji (Pollo a la Brasa)
Spiced chicken wings with Roast Garlic and chipotle salsa
Smoky chilli chicken with barbecued corn, crushed avocado and soft tacos
Thai-style grilled chicken (Gai yang)
Grilled chicken, peach and avocado salad
Grilled chicken with cucumber, carrot and Asian herb salad
Southern barbecue chicken drumsticks with mop sauce and potato salad
Barbecued spiced chicken with corn, avocado and lime
Jerk chicken with coconut rice and pineapple relish
Char-grilled chicken with corn salad and buttermilk dressing
Memphis-style beer-can chicken with potato skins
