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RCI-MT.006.0097.001

Smoked Garlic Chicken

Smoked Garlic Chicken from the Recidemia collection

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

  • chicken leg quarters
    skin removed
    4 whole
  • paprika
    1/4 cup
  • tbs chili powder
    2 unit
  • tbs cayenne pepper
    1 1/2 unit
  • tbs lemon pepper
    2 unit
  • tbs garlic powder
    2 unit
  • tbs salt
    1 unit
  • tbs black peppercorns
    cracked
    1 unit
  • Forearm-sized mesquite wood chunks
    1 unit
  • Yellow mustard
    1 unit

Method

1
Combine seasonings. Set aside.
2
Brush chicken with mustard. This will help make a crust. Press seasoning mixture into both sides of meat. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
3
Preheat smoker to 225 degrees F with mesquite. Add chicken pieces and insert a probe thermometer into one of them. Cook, adding wood as needed, until internal temperature reaches 170 degrees F.
4
Move to a very. very high grill and cook until charred and marked. Flip and repeat.
5
Serve immediately with desired side dishes.