Making some of the best grilled BBQ chicken legs doesn’t have to be complicated. Just a few simple ingredients and a bit of time is all that you need to make some really tasty chicken legs. So, lets get on to grilling up some chicken.
Here is what you will need:
Chicken Legs
Chicken Rub – or your favorite seasonings
Barbecue Sauce
Olive Oil
As you can see, you don’t need a whole lot of ingredients. You can make your own chicken rub, or buy a good rub. It really doesn’t matter, even a bit of salt and pepper will work.
In the video below, they are using a Weber charcoal grill to make their legs, but you can use a gas grill too. So, set up your gas or charcoal grill for indirect grilling over medium heat. You will want it to be around 300F or so.
While your grill is heating up, lets coat those chicken legs. In a large mixing bowl add the chicken legs and drizzle over a bit of olive oil. Use just enough to coat them on all sides. Next take a bit of your favorite chicken rub and sprinkle it on the legs. Get a nice coating all around.
Once your grill has heated, and your chicken legs are coated, place the legs right over the heat source. I know I said to set up for indirect cooking, but first we are going to sear the legs. With the chicken on the grill sear them on all sides until the skin is lightly crisp. This will take only a minute or two. Don’t let them burn. You will want to use a pair of long tongs in case there are flareups.
Once seared on all sides, move the legs to the indirect part of the grill and let them cook for about 25 minutes. At this point they are about halfway done grilling. Now we are going to coat the with your favorite BBQ sauce. Use a basting brush like this one to coat the legs on all sides. Cover and continue grilling.
After about another 25 minutes of grilling they should be about done. You will want to test the internal temperature with an instant read thermometer like the one I use. It should register 165F when they are done. When they are done, move the legs right over the heat for about one minute, this will crisp up the skin. After that pull them off the grill and serve with some more of your favorite barbecue sauce.
It is that easy to make some of the best grilled BBQ chicken legs. Check out the video below to see them grilled. Enjoy!