Smoked Whole Chicken Recipe
Smoking chicken is a task for the experts, but at the same time, it can be a bit challenging for the young pitmasters to smoke the whole chickens but no need to panic! Here we will walk you through all the tips and tricks along with the top line recipe to make your best-smoked chicken.
Equipment
- Smoker Pellets
- BBQ Grill Accessories (Tongs, Basting Brush)
- Commercial grade tinfoil
- Kitchen twine
- Paper towels
- Cooking tray/ foil pan
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 batch of Smoked Chicken Rub
- 2 tablespoons of melted butter
- Smoked Paprika
- BBQ Sauce optional
- Garlic powder
- Apple juice optional
- Brown sugar optional
- Fresh thyme for dressing
Instructions
- Preparing the chicken brining and afterwards marinating it .
- Start your smoker and get the temperature stable at 225ºF.
- Coat the outside of your chicken in some olive oil, and then add your preferred chicken seasoning. For extra flavor, separate the skin from the meat by sliding your hand between the two and coating the meat with seasoning.
- Place the chicken directly on the grill and smoke for 3 hours. Optionally, you can also place it on a disposable tinfoil pan to keep some of the juices.
- Remove the chicken from the grill and let rest for 10 minutes.