Spatchcock/Butterfly Chicken

This is my first attempt at a YouTube video. It is also my first attempt at doing a spatchcock (butterfly) chicken.

I've been doing a lot of chicken lately, mostly thighs & legs. Last weekend we spent the day picking peaches at a farm on the Virginia/West Virginia border. While speaking to one of the folks that run the farm, I found out that they had a huge pile of pruned out branches from their peach trees. I also found out I could have as many as I could haul.

For smoking chicken, I have always loved apple wood. Well, now peach wood is where it's at for me. Along with a Cherry BBQ glaze they sell at the country store at the farm, I have turned out the best chicken I've ever made. So how to take it a step further? By copying Harvey's spatchcock/bacon chicken, using peach wood, and stuffing the breasts with peaches. And boy was it grand! It was the juiciest breast meat I've ever turned out!

Thanks again Harvey!

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• spatchcock
• butterfly
• chicken
• barbecue
• bbq
• barbeque
• bge
• big
• green
• egg
• peach
• smoke
• kcbs

[trjma]

Fifth, your recipe looked very interesting. The beans looked great too. Id love to see that recipe!

I dont know how to smoke meats, but I sure want to learn now!

What was the seasoning used on the chicken?

[TheBackyardChef]

1. It was my first butterfly attempt. I've gotten better :)

2. I've tried both now, and the knife works best for me, now that I've had practice.

3. This I can agree with

4. If you watch again, you'll see me vanish to get the seasoning and wash. There is an obvious cut in the video then.

5. The seasoning I used was one of the Dizzy Pig seasonings, I can't remember which one offhand. Some day, if I get the energy and time to do another video, maybe I'll do the beans as well.

[BBQTalk]

Awesome job! Looks great!

Nice touch with the peaches.

[TheBackyardChef]

You mentioned in your video that you could use fruit. And with the whole peach picking, peach wood, farm thing, I thought "why not?". Man was it great. This will now be a regular addition to our menu!

[Barbarainnc]

Put a damp towel under your cutting board and it won't slide around.

[grystarart]

This really looks GREAT! Thanks for sharing. However cooking time and temperature would be appreciated.

Also, there are knives especially made for cutting chicken....hehehehe ;-).

And, I love your choice of music.

[burtie83]

I though on several occasions there that you were going to loose a finger!

Place a damp cloth or something similar under your chopping board to stop it slip-sliding around! Reduces the risk of injury during food prep.

You may also want to remore the cartilage from underneath the breasts.

just some tips.

[peanutsthyname]

looks great!

[Echowraith]

I saw cock/butt. My attention was caught, then lost. Pretty music.

[lolibrallan]

fake

[denisegreen86]

Did you

[llindyo]

stupid

[dynasty0s4]

Dude i Just Ate And Now this Video Made hungry Again LMFAO!!!