RCI-MT.002.0068.001

Sweet & Spicy Smoked Chicken

Name: Sweet & Spicy Smoked Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chilean
Ingredients: 1 unit (3-4 pound) broiler/fryer chicken (cut into quarters); 1 unit Hickory chunks; 2 1/2 cups hot apple cider vinegar; 1 cup salt; 1 cup dark brown sugar; 1 1/4 pounds ice; 1/2 cup light brown sugar; 1/4 cup ancho chile powder; 1/4 cup paprika; 2 unit tbs cayenne pepper; 1 1/2 unit tbs lemon pepper

Slow cooking over smoldering hickory wood with a sweet & spicy rub makes the chicken melt-in-your-mo

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

(3-4 pound) broiler/fryer chicken
cut into quarters
1 unit
Hickory chunks
1 unit
hot apple cider vinegar
2 1/2 cups
salt
1 cup
dark brown sugar
1 cup
ice
1 1/4 pounds
light brown sugar
1/2 cup
ancho chile powder
1/4 cup
paprika
1/4 cup
tbs cayenne pepper
2 unit
tbs lemon pepper
1 1/2 unit

Method

Combine salt, sugar, and vinegar in a gallon size zip-top bag. Add ice and shake until mostly melted and mixture has cooled.

Add chicken pieces and refridgerate 2-3 hours.

Remove chicken from brine and pat dry with paper towels. Set aside.

Combine rub ingredients. Set aside.

Loosen skin from chicken. Rub spice mixture under skin.

Place enough hickory in the firebox of a smoker

Sweet & Spicy Smoked Chicken

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