Smoked Chicken Leg Quarters recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons salt, or to taste 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 dash cayenne pepper 4 medium (blank)s chicken leg quarters wood chips, soaked in water for 20 minutes
Nutrition Info
- 297.1 caloriescarbohydrate: 1.4 gcholesterol: 142.9 mgfat: 13 gfiber: 0.5 gprotein: 41.4 gsaturatedFat: 3.5 gservingSize: -sodium: 3627.3 mgsugar: 0.3 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Smoked Chicken Leg Quarters
Directions
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Combine salt, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, black pepper, and cayenne in a bowl. Marinate chicken leg quarters in the homemade seasoning rub for 4 to 8 hours.
At the same time, set an electric smoker to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C) for 3 hours. Keep the top vent closed.
Place 1 chicken leg quarter on each of the wire racks. Place the racks into the smoker. Add water to the water pan. Add 2 loads of soaked wood chips according to manufacturer's instructions and open the vent.
Smoke chicken until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 2 1/2 hours, adding more wood chips after each hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).