Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, smoked whole chicken and turkey legs. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
Put the chicken breast side up and the turkey legs on the smoker. Check the temp periodically and add more charcoal and wood chunks as needed. Looking for juicy, flavorful smoked chicken?
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 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:
- Make ready 2 whole chickens 3-5 lbs each
- Get 1 package turkey legs
- Prepare 1 orange
- Take 1 lemon
- Get 2 sprigs rosemary
- Take 4 sprigs tarragon
- Make ready 5 cups sugar
- Prepare 3 1/4 cups kosher salt
- Get 2/3 cup chili powder
- Get 1/4 cup onion powder
- Make ready 1/4 cup garlic powder
- Get 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Make ready 6 dried bay leaves
- Take 1 tablespoon chopped dehydrated onion
- Prepare 3 gallons water
Mix all dry rub seasoning ingredients together in a mixing bowl and rub olive oil all over the chicken legs to fully coat the drumsticks. Rub the seasoning mix to fully coat the outside of the legs. Here is where all of that preparation is put to good use: the smoking! This could take three to six hours, depending on the size of your turkey legs.
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.
Bring to a boil over high heat to dissolve the salt granules. Possibly the most critical decision one makes when smoking a piece of red meat is the kind of wood they intend to use to get a certain wood smoke. The wood type used in smoking is where the mild flavor comes from, so attention needs to be paid to what you're using before you end up with something nearly inedible. For turkey, you should probably rub the skin with the oil of your choice and add some of your preferred rubbing. I absolutely love a whole smoked chicken with a good sweet rub.
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