Apple-Wood-Smoked Chicken Thighs Recipe

Apple-Wood-Smoked Chicken Thighs Recipe

westcoastprimemeats.com

The chicken thigh, often overlooked for the more popular breast meat, can be a moist and delicious treat if you season it and cook it properly over smoke.

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Ingredients

  • Small bag apple wood chunks or logs if using a smoker, apple wood chunks if using a grill (wood chips burn too fast and dirty)
  • Aluminum cooking tray
  • Stainless steel cooking rack that fits into your cooking tray
  • Eight skin-on chicken thighs
  • Two tablespoons kosher salt
  • One tablespoon poultry seasoning
  • Two-thirds cup chili powder
  • Quarter-cup white sugar
  • Quarter-cup brown sugar
  • Four tablespoons salt
  • Four tablespoons onion powder
  • Four tablespoons garlic powder
  • One tablespoon black pepper
  • Scant quarter-teaspoon paprika
  • One teaspoon cayenne pepper (use more or less to your heat preference)
  • Liquid butter spray with four tablespoons melted butter
  • BBQ Sauce (Mop)
  • Two cups water mixed with two cups apple juice (optional)

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