Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, smoked whole chicken and turkey legs. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey Wings and Cornbread These smoked turkey legs were rubbed down with a jerk marinade that I prepared. Jerk seasoning goes just perfectly with smoked meat and I absolutely love smoked chicken with jerk seasoning.
To begin with this recipe, we must 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
- Take 1 package turkey legs
- Take 1 orange
- Prepare 1 lemon
- Take 2 sprigs rosemary
- Prepare 4 sprigs tarragon
- Get 5 cups sugar
- Prepare 3 1/4 cups kosher salt
- Get 2/3 cup chili powder
- Get 1/4 cup onion powder
- Prepare 1/4 cup garlic powder
- Make ready 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Get 6 dried bay leaves
- Take 1 tablespoon chopped dehydrated onion
- Take 3 gallons water
Complete instructions with pictures for smoking turkey legs concession style like you find at the fair and other special events. This is the number one comment I hear from folks who have brined a chicken or turkey for the first time, "wow, it was so juicy." Grilled Chicken Drumsticks Grilled Chicken Legs Bbq Chicken Legs Chicken Leg Recipes Whole Roasted Chicken Chicken Drumstick Recipes Smoked Chicken Grilled Meat Marinated Copycat State Fair Turkey Legs. DIY your fair food with these giant seasoned turkey drumsticks fit for a king. PagesBusinessesFood & drinkRestaurantChef Gil & CompanyVideosSmoked ribs , Brisket, whole Chicken , Turkey legs , Chef Gil.
Instructions 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.
This whole chicken is brined, seasoned with our Big Game rub, lemon, garlic, fresh thyme and Next, stuff the cavity with the lemon, onion, garlic and thyme. Follow this step-by-step guide for smoking whole chicken with tips on buying, prepping, brines, injections, rubs, smoking. Our recipe for whole smoked chicken will be the juiciest, most flavorful you've ever tried. Traeger wood pellet grills make roasting and smoking whole chickens Recipes for grilling and smoking turkey, cooking grilled chicken, steak, bacon, brisket, salmon, vegetables and everything in between. Crave this delicious smoked whole chicken recipe with simple step by step tutorial.
So that is going to wrap this up with this special food smoked whole chicken and turkey legs recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I’m sure that you can make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don’t forget to save this page in your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!
