Howdy all!
I've been snatching up info from this wonderful place, and all you awesome folks have been most helpful! So, since I'm in my smoking learning phase, I thought the least I could do is share some of my favorite dishes that might be something you would want to try. Here's my smoked chicken salad.
I call it smoked, but technically it's grilled with some wood thrown on the coals for a smokey flavor.
I start by brining three bone-in, skin on breasts with 1/2 cup Kosher salt in a six qt. bucket for about 5 hours. I only use salt for this brine because I'm gonna have lots of flavor added later.
I took one stick of butter and to that added three cloves finely chopped garlic, several chopped sprigs of fresh rosemary, fresh lemon thyme, finely chopped vidalia onion. I rubbed this all under the skin of each breast. Topped off each with some ground pepper.
Then I place in a shallow pan on the grill. I cook them offset on the grill, adding several pieces of hickory to the fire to get a good smoke. I cook these to about 150F. I move them directly over the flame until they reach 160F.
After they have cooled enough to handle, I remove the meat, keeping as much of that yummy herb rub as possible. Chop them into nice chunks and add:
Vidalia onion, green onion, celery and boiled egg. Then I make a homemade buttermilk dressing using buttermilk, sour cream, mayo, finely chopped garlic, fresh ground pepper and herbes de Provence (savory, fennel, basil, thyme and lavender).
put it in a mason jar, add ingredients, lid it and give it a good shake.
Pour this into the chicken, veggie, egg mixture and give it a good stir. That's it! yummy chicken salad with tender, smokey meat and lots of fresh flavor! You can use a store bought dressing I did that before I learned that making it from scratch is awesome.
I've been snatching up info from this wonderful place, and all you awesome folks have been most helpful! So, since I'm in my smoking learning phase, I thought the least I could do is share some of my favorite dishes that might be something you would want to try. Here's my smoked chicken salad.
I call it smoked, but technically it's grilled with some wood thrown on the coals for a smokey flavor.
I start by brining three bone-in, skin on breasts with 1/2 cup Kosher salt in a six qt. bucket for about 5 hours. I only use salt for this brine because I'm gonna have lots of flavor added later.
I took one stick of butter and to that added three cloves finely chopped garlic, several chopped sprigs of fresh rosemary, fresh lemon thyme, finely chopped vidalia onion. I rubbed this all under the skin of each breast. Topped off each with some ground pepper.
Then I place in a shallow pan on the grill. I cook them offset on the grill, adding several pieces of hickory to the fire to get a good smoke. I cook these to about 150F. I move them directly over the flame until they reach 160F.
After they have cooled enough to handle, I remove the meat, keeping as much of that yummy herb rub as possible. Chop them into nice chunks and add:
Vidalia onion, green onion, celery and boiled egg. Then I make a homemade buttermilk dressing using buttermilk, sour cream, mayo, finely chopped garlic, fresh ground pepper and herbes de Provence (savory, fennel, basil, thyme and lavender).
put it in a mason jar, add ingredients, lid it and give it a good shake.
Pour this into the chicken, veggie, egg mixture and give it a good stir. That's it! yummy chicken salad with tender, smokey meat and lots of fresh flavor! You can use a store bought dressing I did that before I learned that making it from scratch is awesome.
