Hey all, so Sunday was chicken day for us as we had about 8 chicken quarters and a whole chicken in the freezer that we needed to use up!
Although I was planning on using different spices on each, I brined them all together with the following recipe;
- 1 Gallon Water
- 1 Cup Kosher Salt
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 15 Cloves Garlic (Minced)
- 1 Large Red Onion
- 2 tbsp. Coarse Black Pepper
- 2 Limes, halved
- Fresh Basil, Rosemary, Parsley, and Thyme
After brining for about 15 hours, I chopped the quarters to make individual thighs and drumsticks, then prepared a quick marinade;
- 1 1/2 Cups Beer
- 1/2 Cup Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- 1/2 tsp Cumin
- 1/4 tsp Cayenne
- 2 Cloves Garlic (Minced)
- 1 Small Red Onion (Chopped)
Tossed all the thighs and Lollipops into the marinade and then back in the fridge for a few hours;
For the whole chicken, I decided to go real simple...so I spatched it, and simply sprinkled on some Montreal Chicken Spice on, then left in fridge uncovered;
Once I was ready to smoke, took the thighs out and placed them in a foiling pan with just a dash of pepper;
Loaded up the WSM with the spatched chicken on the bottom shelf and the rest on top...Lollipops were glazed every half hour with 1 part Jeff's BBQ sauce and 1 part red wine;
Finally, after smoking at 285F with Hickory and Maple, they came off after about 2.5 hours;
Everything turned out perfect, spatched chicken and thigh were incredibly moist, but the major hit were those Lollipops...the flavours of the marinade mixed with the glaze were just to die for!
Once again, due to the size of my family....nothing was left :(
Thanks for watchin! Cheers!
Although I was planning on using different spices on each, I brined them all together with the following recipe;
- 1 Gallon Water
- 1 Cup Kosher Salt
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 15 Cloves Garlic (Minced)
- 1 Large Red Onion
- 2 tbsp. Coarse Black Pepper
- 2 Limes, halved
- Fresh Basil, Rosemary, Parsley, and Thyme
After brining for about 15 hours, I chopped the quarters to make individual thighs and drumsticks, then prepared a quick marinade;
- 1 1/2 Cups Beer
- 1/2 Cup Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- 1/2 tsp Cumin
- 1/4 tsp Cayenne
- 2 Cloves Garlic (Minced)
- 1 Small Red Onion (Chopped)
Tossed all the thighs and Lollipops into the marinade and then back in the fridge for a few hours;
For the whole chicken, I decided to go real simple...so I spatched it, and simply sprinkled on some Montreal Chicken Spice on, then left in fridge uncovered;
Once I was ready to smoke, took the thighs out and placed them in a foiling pan with just a dash of pepper;
Loaded up the WSM with the spatched chicken on the bottom shelf and the rest on top...Lollipops were glazed every half hour with 1 part Jeff's BBQ sauce and 1 part red wine;
Finally, after smoking at 285F with Hickory and Maple, they came off after about 2.5 hours;
Everything turned out perfect, spatched chicken and thigh were incredibly moist, but the major hit were those Lollipops...the flavours of the marinade mixed with the glaze were just to die for!
Once again, due to the size of my family....nothing was left :(
Thanks for watchin! Cheers!