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August 21 2023
Cheap Eats - Smoked Chicken Thighs
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8 chicken thighs
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup coarse kosher salt
1/4 cup canola oil
BBQ Chicken Rub, recipe follows
BBQ Sauce, recipe follows
BBQ Chicken Rub:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup paprika
1/4 cup pink sea salt
1/4 cup celery salt
3 tablespoons granulated onion
3 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons dried mustard
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
BBQ Sauce:
12 ounces ketchup
3/4 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons dried mustard
1 teaspoon hickory liquid smoke
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground white pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup cognac
Smoked Chicken tastes great, but is often not as good as it could be because smoked chicken have have a rubbery skin. To solve this problem, salt the chicken, and place on a rack, uncovered, in the fridge overnight.
Start your smoker at 225F. While that's preheating, mix the rest of the dry rub ingredients (minus the salt), and liberly season the chciken on all sides, and under the skin if you can.
Then, smoke at 225 degrees for an hour, and then crank up the heat to 325 until the chicken hits 180 degrees F.
For the BBQ sauce, Mix the ketchup, vinegar, sugar, Worcestershire, black pepper, mustard, liquid smoke, chili powder, white pepper, coriander, cayenne and 1/2 cup water in a saucepot. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring continuously. Turn off the heat, add the cognac and stir to combine. Set the sauce to the side for later use.