Made You Lolli Lolli: Dub Shack BBQ Presents Chicken Lollipops

I reckon it's time to turn a weekly standard into something both kid-friendly and a super appetizer for the next T4E event. In the meantime, might as well keep it simple and showcase one of the DSB sauces - or one of the two Mitch's womp sauce I recently snagged from Academy for $3.

INGREDIENTS 

One package of chicken drums

Your favorite chicken rubs (I'm using Fire Dancer's Chicken Rub and Heath Riles's Garlic Butter)

Your favorite barbecue sauce (I'm also using The Truth Sauce Sweet Heat)

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— A. Cedric Armstrong (@cedteaches) October 6, 2023

STEP ONE. After opening the package of chicken legs, trim the thick ends to stand them up with a sharp knife. Once finished, find the tendons and cut them off by going all the way around the bone.

STEP TWO. Following the previous step, round off the chicken to make the meaty portion look as much like a lollipop as possible. If you do not have a tool to stand your drumsticks up, then ensure that they are able to stand up on their own. 

STEP THREE. Season the chicken with both Garlic Butter and Chicken Rubs and set up your cooker with a two-zone fire. Once it reaches 350 - remember,  this is grilled chicken, position your birds close to the hot coals but not directly over them and let them work peacefully. Chicken lollipops are normally ready at 160 degrees but since I do not play around with poultry, they went to 175 degrees before pulling them from the grill.

STEP FOUR. After giving them a fifteen-minute rest, feel free to paint The Truth Sauce on the lollipops to make them look like meat candy. They certainly make for a kick-ass appetizer, and it can serve enough to keep the rib fanatics from destroying that part of the table. 

So much drip on those birds

Enjoy!

This is a real easy recipe that can become a hit on game day or the upcoming holiday parties. With a little bit of sweat equity in cutting through the bones and removing tendons, these balls on a bone are the meat candy we all need. Thanks for reading this post and as the weather finally cools down, go cook something awesome outside. Be blessed, be safe, be good to each other, and tell everyone that every day is a GREAT day for Dub Shack BBQ!