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Smoked Chicken

Prep Time 5 hours
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 8 hours

Ingredients
  

  • Whole Chicken
  • Brine
  • Poultry Mop
  • 2-3 Tablespoons Poultry Grilling Seasoning

Instructions
 

  • First off, spatchcock your chicken by removing the backbone with a kitchen shears or a sharp serrated knife. Place the bird down inside down and press down in the center to crack the breast bone and flatten the bird out.
  • Clean the bird inside and out.
  • Brine the chicken, for at least 4 hours but overnight is even better.
  • Remove the chicken from the brine and dry thoroughly so that the skin will crisp properly.
  • Apply a thin coat of yellow mustard to help the rub stick to the bird.
  • Season with a good Poultry Rub, inside and out.
  • Hang the chicken in a Pit Barrel Cooker, or place into the smoker of your choice.
  • Use a temperature probe and smoke until the chicken reaches 160 degrees F in the breast, depending on your smoker this can take 1.5 to 3 hours.
  • Cut the chicken up by removing the wings, the legs and thighs together, and then slice the breasts off of the breast bone and cut into portion sized pieces.