Andrew Zimmern Cooks: Barbecue Chicken - Andrew Zimmern

Ingredients

• 2 quarts water
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup salt
• 5 chicken leg quarters
• Salt
• Pepper
• Vegetable Oil
• Applewood chips, soaked in water
• Barbecue sauce
• 3 cups cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
• 1 cup Heinz chile sauce
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons Crystal hot sauce
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons red chile flakes, or more to taste
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper