Recipe:Sweet Orange Barbecued Butterflied Chicken

— -- Butterflying a chicken enables you to spread it out and grill it in one piece so it gets cooked evenly and this recipe lets you create a wonderful crunchy-skinned chicken dish with very little effort and perfect for a summer barbecue.

Note: Make sure you place a drip pan immediately beneath thechicken when you grill it. (This reduces flare-ups and keeps the meat moist.)

Preparation time: 20 minutes (plus 8 hours marinating)

Cooking time: 1 hour. Serves: 4 to 6

Ingredients:

2 large shallots, minced (1/3 cup)2 large cloves garlic, minced2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary3½-4 pounds chicken

Marinade:

1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice 1/4 cup orange marmalade 3 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar2 tablespoons olive oilSaltFreshly ground black pepper

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, combine shallots, garlic and rosemary.

2. Butterfly chicken. First, place the chicken, breast side down, against the cutting board. Then, using poultry shears or a paring knife, cut along both sides of the backbone and remove it. Second, open the chicken like a book. Holding the wings with your hands — place your thumbs inside the chicken on either side of the breastbone. Then, press and push up on the breastbone to crack it and flatten the chicken. Third — using a sharp pairing knife or boning knife — cut from the inside of the chicken along both sides of the breastbone to remove it taking care not to remove any of the meat. Lastly, remove any bones visible on both sides of the thigh.

2a. Using your fingertips, gently loosen skin from chicken breast and thighs. Spread about 1-tablespoon shallot mixture on each chicken breast and thigh underneath the skin.

3. In large re-sealable food storage bag or in a glass-baking dish, combine remaining shallot mixture, orange juice, marmalade, vinegar and oil. Add chicken to marinade, turning to coat. Reseal food storage bag or cover chicken in dish with plastic wrap. Marinate in refrigerator at least 8 hours, turning chicken occasionally.