Texas-Style Barbecued Chicken

By LPGerrald

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons salt
• 3 tablespoons black pepper
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons ground bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons dry mustard
• 3 broiler-fryers (2 1/2 pounds each), quartered
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1/4 cup lemon juice

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Combine dry seasonings well. Rub on both sides of chicken quarters. Stir butter and lemon juice in a bowl until blended; brush part over chicken.

Grill chicken, skin side down, 6" from grayed coals for 20 minutes. Turn, brush again; continue grilling about 20 minutes longer, until done. OR: Broil, 6 " from heat, skin side up, for 20 miutes. Turn and brush again; broil 20 minutes longer.