Smoked Chicken Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Ingredients

• 2 whole chickens (3 to 4 pounds each), spatchcocked and halved through the breastplate (a total of 4 halves)
• 3 tablespoons Rodney's Rib Rub (see recipe below)
• 4 cups Rodney’s BBQ Sauce (see recipe below)
• 1/4 cup Diamond Crystal kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons MSG
• 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 4 cups distilled white vinegar
• 1/4 lemon, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon crushed red chile flakes
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar