Smoked Chicken with Homemade Tomatillo Salsa

Ingredients

• 1 (5-6 pounds whole chicken, cleaned)
• 8 cups of water
• 1 cup salt
• 1/4 cup black peppercorns
• a few sprigs of fresh thyme
• 1 tablespoon seaweed salt (can use sea salt)
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon ground thyme
• 1 teaspoon rubbed sage
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 pound fresh tomatillos husked and rinsed well
• 1 large red onion cut into chunks
• 3 cloves garlic peeled
• 1/2 packed cup coarsely chopped cilantro leaves
• 1 jalapeno (seeds and all if you like heat)
• 1 lime (juiced)
• pinch of sea salt