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Smoked Garlic Chicken

Name: Smoked Garlic Chicken
Yield: 20 servings
Ingredients: 4 whole chicken leg quarters, skin removed; ¼ cup paprika; 2 tbsp chili powder; 1 ½ tbsp cayenne pepper; 2 tbsp lemon pepper; 2 tbsp garlic powder; 1 tbsp salt; 1 tbsp black peppercorns, cracked; Forearm-sized mesquite wood chunks; Yellow mustard

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Ingredients

Makes

4 whole chicken leg quarters, skin removed
¼ cup paprika
2 tbsp chili powder
1 ½ tbsp cayenne pepper
2 tbsp lemon pepper
2 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp black peppercorns, cracked
Forearm-sized mesquite wood chunks
Yellow mustard

Ingredients for 20 servings (4.1 kg) · the original recipe

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°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°F.
4
Move to a very very high grill and cook until charred and marked. Flip and repeat.
Grill or barbecue
5
Serve immediately with desired side dishes.

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