Recipe - Chili-Rubbed Chicken With Barbecue

Chili Rub
Three fourths cup Chili powder (about 3 1/2
ounces)
3 tablespoon Brown sugar
2 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
Mop
1 cup Hickory barbecue sauce
Three fourths cup Ketchup
1/3 cup Orange juice
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
1 teaspoon Hot pepper sauce (such as
Tabasco)
Everything Else
2 3 One half pound chickens;
quartered,
Backbones discarded
3 cup Mesquite wood chips; soaked
in cold
Water 1 hour (optional)

For Chili Rub: Mix all ingredients in bowl. For Mop: mix first 5
ingredients in medium bowl. Arrange chicken in single layer on large baking
sheet. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle chili rub generously on both
sides of chicken; press to adhere. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
Prepare barbecue (mediumhigh heat). When coals are white, drain chips, if
using, and scatter over coals. Place chicken, skin side down, on grill rack
away from direct heat. Cover grill and cook chicken until cooked through,
turning every 5 minutes and covering grill, about 35 to 40 minutes (chili
rub may look slightly burned). Serve hot or warm, passing mop separately. 6