Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, smoked whole chicken and turkey legs. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Cover the chickens and turkey legs on all sides with the rub. Put the chicken breast side up and the turkey legs on the smoker. This recipe is for brined and then seasoned smoked whole chicken legs. Bring to a boil over high heat to dissolve the salt granules.
Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have smoked whole chicken and turkey legs using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs:
- Get 2 whole chickens 3-5 lbs each
- Make ready 1 package turkey legs
- Make ready 1 orange
- Take 1 lemon
- Get 2 sprigs rosemary
- Prepare 4 sprigs tarragon
- Take 5 cups sugar
- Make ready 3 1/4 cups kosher salt
- Get 2/3 cup chili powder
- Prepare 1/4 cup onion powder
- Prepare 1/4 cup garlic powder
- Get 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Prepare 6 dried bay leaves
- Prepare 1 tablespoon chopped dehydrated onion
- Prepare 3 gallons water
Rub the seasoning mix to fully coat the outside of the legs. Lay your chicken legs on the smoker rack and add smoker wood chips at the same time you add the meat. Whole smoked chicken is so much better than chicken roasted in the oven or rotisserie. It's tender, incredibly juicy, and full of flavor.
Steps to make Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs:
- Combine 3 cups of kosher salt, 4.5 cups sugar, 6 bay leaves, 1 tbsp chopped dehydrated onions and 3 gallons water to make the brine. Soak the chickens and turkey legs in the brine and refrigerate over night or minimum 4 hours.
- Make the rub. I used Myron Mixon's 'The only other barbecue rub you need' recipe. Combine 2/3 cup chili powder, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup kosher salt, 1/4 cup onion powder, 1/4 garlic powder and 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- Soak your choice of wood chunks in water (I used mesquite). Light the charcoal in the smoker. Slice up the orange and lemon into approximately 12 pieces each.
- Rinse the chicken and turkey in cold water and pat dry.
- Stuff each chicken with half an orange, half a lemon, 1 sprig rosemary and 2 sprigs of tarragon.
- Cover the chickens and turkey legs on all sides with the rub.
- Put the chicken breast side up and the turkey legs on the smoker. Smoke at 275° for 3.5 hours or until the white meat hits 160 and the dark reaches 180. Check the temp periodically and add more charcoal and wood chunks as needed.
Whole smoked chicken is so much better than chicken roasted in the oven or rotisserie. It's tender, incredibly juicy, and full of flavor. Take a few hours to brine the chicken for the best results, stuff it with some onion, garlic, and lemon, and finally, rub it with delicious chicken dry rub. Rinse chicken legs and pat dry. I absolutely love a whole smoked chicken with a good sweet rub.
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