Chipotle Garlic Chicken

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Feb 24, 2009
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I love chipotles, and who doesn't?

I decided I would try making a chipotle brine on some leg quarters.

Great price!


The brine

4C water
1/2C sugar
1/2C kosher salt
4-5-6 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 dried chipotles
1 1/2T garlic A1
1t garlic powder
fresh Greek oregano (from the garden)



Combine the water, sugar and salt in a saucepan. Stir over medium heat until the sugar and salt dissolve.
Turn the flame off and add the rest of the ingredients, they don't need to cook, they only need a bit of heat to fully activate their flavors.
Cool completely. I let it sit for a few hours to allow the chipotles to rehydrate and draw out the flavor.


Scored the skin and placed the chicken in a gallon freezer bag, poured the brine over and let sit in the fridge overnight turning occasionally.
The next day I removed from the brine, rinsed, patted dry and sprinkled with a chipotle rub I made when I was drinking, so not sure what's in it.
Salt, garlic and chipotle powder I'm sure of.

Also did up a batch of Dutch's beans minus the jalapeno for the kids and spice-impared folks.


Was a beautiful day out


an hour in @275ish for about 3 hours, pulled when chicken hit 170





Also did a few turkey legs a few days before in the same brine and they came out great but only one pic.


Thanks for lookin at my cookin.
 
Looks and sounds great. I've never used the dried chipotles, only the canned ones. I would be interested to try the dry, did you have to go to a specialty store?
 
Nice job on the chicken...Yeh, give me a call too next time. I'll bring the beer.
 
Sounds and looks great nice job
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Those ones I bought at a "Farmers Market" up in Wilmington DE.
It was more like an international market than a farmers market but they have tons of dried peppers, spices, lots of stuff.
I'm heading back up there on the 14th and I'll most likely grab a few bags.
Only $2.49 for a bag of 15-20 or so.
If you are unable to get ahold of them around your area shoot me a message.
I'd be glad to ship ya out a bag.
 
The chicken and beans look great. And then you sneak in a turkey leg-one of my favorites. Nice work.
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Looks really good. Whereabouts in Wilmington is the farmer's market? I might have to take a ride down and check it out. It's not to far from me.
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I'll have to find the exact address and send it to you. Was up there taking my brother-in-law to the VA Hospital and he had a 4 hour appointment.
My brother wanted to stop at a "smoke" shop so after we did that we just drove around and found the place and decided to stop and browse. I think it was on the same road as the hospital.
They had all kinds of Asian, Indian and Mexican items for really good prices.
 
First the chicken sound so doggone good I'm gonna have to try this one out soon. As far as that turkey leg the smoke ring is fabulous and looks really juicy. Congrats on the whole meal
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Did the chicken and turkey retain any of that heat from the chiptole.
 
Good Gawd, I'm not a briner, but you may just have changed my mind FiU! That is some outstanding looking bird!

Good deal on the price, that alone is something to party over
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You always make the best stuff involving chiles....keep up the fire my friend!

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Woah......I gotta be more careful what I look at tonight before I loose my mind....crazy-good stuff.

That just plain looks and sounds absalutely delicious! You really like brining don't you?!?!?!?

Keep 'em coming, 'cause it's all good!

Eric
 
LOL that's how I measure too!

But seriously, wow that all looks great. I have only used canned chipotles in adobo sauce. That stuff is really hot. How do the dried one's compare on the heat scale?
 
oh man that looks TOO good!!! Like, I'd eat myself to death on that, nice job!
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