Best Grilled Chicken Thighs with Mustard and Tarragon for Two

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2018

Flavorful, meaty, inexpensive thighs should be the easiest part of the chicken to cook on the grill—not a direct path to an inferno.

SERVES 2

TIME 1¾ hours

Best Grilled Chicken Thighs with Mustard and Tarragon for Two

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We found that the best way to grill chicken thighs was also the easiest. Cooking the chicken over indirect heat until it registered 185 to 190 degrees, which took about an hour, allowed collagen in the meat to break down into gelatin, which...

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