The H.J. Leggie Texas Low & Slow Chicken

[THE Humble Texan]

Ask any old Texas BBQer for some help on a marinade and they will tell you Italian dressing will help a lot. They are not likely to share more than that.
And by the way.....When you are cooking rattlesnake all you need is low and slow on the grill. Some will tell you to fry them, but the best is on the grill. I recommend you throw it in the icebox to let the meat get cold BEFORE you try to skin it unless you don't mind it wrapping around your arm.
LIVIN' THE DREAM AND WISHIN' ALL YALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

[Troutman]

Spoken like a true Texan....great place we're blessed to live in !!!

[klflowers]

I am usually open to new things, but I can say for sure I won't have to get my rattlesnake cold to skin it, cause I won't be skinning any rattlesnakes. Ever.

[gcdmd]

I found the book in original form online. The link to the recipe in question is:

https://books.google.com/books?id=lTQBCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=marvin+lange's+barbecued+chicken&source=bl&ots=Cu6Jtwz7Cf&sig=Q4HuaVRje10SKH8iGJxAXHmMlPc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiv1bnzj6zfAhUHLK0KHUdDDVAQ6AEwCHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=marvin%20lange's%20barbecued%20chicken&f=false

[N227GB]

Thanks!

[HawkerXP]

Thanks!

[McEDaddy]

Book is go to reference for me, it’s Meathead, legends of TX, and Raichlen

[FireMan]

Before I joined AR, I checked the free side & I think it was one of the books recommended by MH, so I think it’s still in print, mine being new. Great idea for a first cook for my star recipient who might be comin home next week. Thanx T-man.

[Troutman]

Glad to hear she's doing better...truly a Christmas blessing !!!

[N227GB]

Just put four bone-in breasts that have been marinating in Wishbone since yesterday in the WSJ. The lid barely fits when I do this, but Joe can take it!

[lonnie mac]

Back from HEB. Troutman is this the stuff? Gonna break in the new Stampede with this on Saturday.

[BriggsBBQ]

That Woody's Cooking Sauce is good.

[Troutman]

You got it partner. I also add the stuff from my previous comment to round out the mopping sauce. I make big batches and use it on all my grilled meats. Let me know how you like it.

[Larry Grover]

I like the user recipes, gotta try the beach meatloaf. You can also submit this one to them if you want Troutman

[N227GB]

Just put four bone-in breasts that have been marinating in Wishbone since yesterday in the WSJ. The lid barely fits when I do this, but Joe can take it!

Love GrillGrates! There's three more like this one. I always partly pull the skin back to give the meat some color. The skin goes to the cook and the meat is going into chili.

[Troutman]

So how's the taste????

[N227GB]

The chili got rave reviews! I used just a small amount of mesquite chips, so the smoke flavor was understated. It seems like chicken marinated this way can take a little more smoke and not get overpowered.

[lonnie mac]

Troutman Alright brother these are coming off the pit here soon! Funny, I was talking to the Moonbeam, she was BOI, and raised in Seabrook her whole life. She knew some Leggie's out on Toddville RD!

[Troutman]

Really !!!!??? That’s incredible, what a small world. Yea old HJ was quite a character, bit of old Texas lore. He died the second year we were there and his astranged daughter came to claim the property and kicked us out. Tore down the old house and sheds and sold of the lots. Some fancy new homes there these days.

Thanks for helping me remember a past experience, you made my day !!!

[Willard]

Great story! Great looking cook! Great thread! I hope that covers all of the greatness. I'll check with my step-daughter/son-in-law from New Orleans/Lafayette, or my wife for that matter, if they are familiar with Woody's. Maybe there is a bottle in their vast pantry. Now, I wonder if I marinated a whole chicken and cooked with my new rotisserie if that would work out just nicely. May need a little Woody's in my ever-evolving Bloody Mary recipe...one that Mr. Bones would approve of.

[Troutman]

Thanks brother, here is a link to the Woody's website, I believe they have a whole chicken recipe. I would think marinading it overnight whole is a great way to go. Save some to mop with toward the end of the cook.

http://woodysfoods.com/recipes.php

[Willard]

Troutman thanks. Looks like you have a good relationship with your Webers. If you feel like someone is constantly looking over your shoulder it just might be me.

[Sweaty Paul]

Great post. Something I’m going to have to try!

[58limited]

Glad I saw this thread. Your chicken looks amazing. Takes me back to my childhood when we visited my Uncle's ranch in the Hill Country. We cooked chicken over a mesquite campfire down by the swimming hole and marinated/ basted with Italian dressing. Some of the best chicken i ever had but, like you, I never really went back to that method. I'll definitely have to revisit this. Adding Woody's should put it over the top.

And I have that cookbook too - had to dig for it but found it on my shelf next to the Ford Times Cookbook and a Shrimp and Grits cookbook.

[Troutman]

I’m glad I was able to give you the gift of rememberance. Texas is so rich in history and sometimes we forget the simpler things from our collective pasts.

[AmosMoses01]

Troutman Just wanted to thank you for this thread! Did some leg quarters and boneless thighs today and man they came out great! I usually avoid grilling chicken since I've never liked how it comes out, but your post helped me overcome that aversion. Set up the Genesis for indirect cooking, had a smoke tube going, and here are the results! Thanks again!

[Troutman]

Very nice. Doin’ some Cornish hens the same way, on the rotisserie!! Can’t wait.

[texastweeter]

still do it like this about once a month to this day.

[Thunder77]

That looks out of this world good!!

[klflowers]

Here is my shot at this recipe. I had never done the wishbone dressing marinade, I really liked it. Thanks for another great recipe, Troutman.

[klflowers]

Thanks, Sweaty Paul, it was bite through tender, but it wasn't crispy. The flavor was outstanding though, and I didn't even have the Woody's Cookin Sauce. I have some on order now though.

[Troutman]

Yea straight Wishbone does give it a lighter finish, those look off the charts !!! Add Woody's, makes a dark skin but oh the extra flavor !!!

[klflowers]

Took the leftovers off the bone and had sandwiches for lunch. Bread, mayo and chicken. Was even better the second day. I'll be making this a lot.