As grilling season heats up, this Guinness BBQ chicken recipe offers an easy way to bring an Irish touch to the backyard table. Marinated for several hours and brushed with sauce as it cooks, the chicken comes out tender, caramelized, and full of bold flavor.
Finally! The sun is shining more, and the summer is upon us ... do you need any more excuses to spark up "the barbie" and try out this delicious Guinness BBQ chicken recipe?!
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Guinness BBQ chicken recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1 broiling/frying chicken (about 3 lbs), cut into serving pieces
- 1 bottle of Guinness
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon dark molasses
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper sauce
Method:
- Rub seasoned salt evenly over chicken. Arrange chicken in a single layer in a shallow 2-quart baking dish.
- Mix remaining ingredients in a small bowl; pour over chicken pieces. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight; turn chicken over several times during marinating.
- Preheat coals in an outdoor barbecue. Remove chicken from marinade, reserving marinade. Arrange chicken, skin-side up, on cooking rack 5-7 inches above hot coals. Cook until the underside of the chicken is dark brown, 20-25 minutes. Brush it with marinade.
- Turn chicken over; brush chicken with marinade. Cook until the underside of the chicken is dark brown, 20-25 minutes longer. Turn chicken over; continue cooking until chicken is fork-tender, 5-10 minutes longer, brushing often with marinade. Serve hot or cold.
* Originally published in 2011, updated in 2026.
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