Smoked Whole Chicken

Shout out to my hubby! Check out these beauties, my husband cooked these chicken by brining them overnight, he seasoned them and then smoked them with apple wood chips at 200 degrees in our smoker. They turned out moist and the flavor of the apple wood smoke and the seasoning was delicious!

BRINE:

1 gallon water

3/4 cup Kosher salt

2/3 cup soy sauce

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup vegetable oil

Heat on the stove until dissolved, stirring constantly. Let cool and place in a large bag or container overnight in the refrigerator.

DRY RUB:

Salt, Pepper, paprika and onion powder. Sprinkle desired amount all over the chicken.

Smoking: Preheat smoker to 200 degrees. Place chicken in smoker and cook until thickest part of the chicken is 165º. About 2 1/2 hours.

Remove chicken and let rest for 20-30 minutes then serve.

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  2. Diane, this is the second with a recipe from a husband who cooks with a smoker. I am seriously thinking of giving Dom and smoker for Christmas! The other post was from Terrie Guara’s husband Les.

    • When they smoke brisket, ribs or pork butts the outside is always smoked black. They call it bark and it is a crispy layer of seasonings, it looks burnt but it’s not and is suppose to taste amazing and it seals in the juices. Turkey, however, I have never seen with a bark. I’m glad it turned delicious!

      • I don’t smoke larger pieces of meat. I would love too but I don;t trust my thermometer. I have no issues with ribs, chicken, fish, cabbage, corn, eggs. I normally don’t get a significnat layer of “bark.” Maybe I need to revisit my choices of seasoning.

      • Heck if it tastes good the way you are doing it who cares about the bark. I personally don’t care for the bark but I sure do like anything smoked, especially cat fish.

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