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Category: Poultry I
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2 (4 lb) whole chickens
1 gallon BBQ Chicken Brine (see recipe below)
1 cup BBQ sauce (use your favorite)
1 cup Smoking Wood Chips (soaked in water)
Brine chickens over night in refrigerator. Remove from the brine and pat dry. Split chicken in half and place cut side down.
Smoke at 275-300 degrees using 1 cup of your favorite smoking wood chips
Baste with BBQ sauce 2-3 times towards the end of the cooking process. Don't baste too early or the sauce will burn and the chicken will still be raw. Cook until an internal temperature of 165 degrees is reached.
BBQ Chicken Brine
1/2 gal Water
1/2 gal Apple Cider (not juice!)
3/4 cup Kosher Salt
3/4 cup BBQ Spice (use your favorite)
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
Combine all ingredients in a pot. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Cool completely
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Category: Poultry I
Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time:
2 (4 lb) whole chickens
1 gallon BBQ Chicken Brine (see recipe below)
1 cup BBQ sauce (use your favorite)
1 cup Smoking Wood Chips (soaked in water)
Brine chickens over night in refrigerator. Remove from the brine and pat dry. Split chicken in half and place cut side down.
Smoke at 275-300 degrees using 1 cup of your favorite smoking wood chips
Baste with BBQ sauce 2-3 times towards the end of the cooking process. Don't baste too early or the sauce will burn and the chicken will still be raw. Cook until an internal temperature of 165 degrees is reached.
BBQ Chicken Brine
1/2 gal Water
1/2 gal Apple Cider (not juice!)
3/4 cup Kosher Salt
3/4 cup BBQ Spice (use your favorite)
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
Combine all ingredients in a pot. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Cool completely
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