Tea-Smoked Sichuan Chicken - Fiery Foods & Barbecue Central

Ingredients

• 1 3 ½ to 4-pound whole chicken or 4 legs and thighs
• Peppercorn Marinade
• 10 green onions, chopped including the greens
• 1/4 cup Sichuan peppercorns, roasted, crushed
• 1/4 cup chopped ginger
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/3 cup rice wine or cooking sherry
• 2 tablespoons orange zest
• 2 tablespoons crushed chile piquin, or other hot red chile
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• ½ cup peanut oil
• 1 cup raw rice
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup dry tea leaves
• ½ cup Sichuan peppercorns
• 14 whole star anise, broken in pieces
• 12 whole cloves
• 4 2-inch sticks cinnamon
• Cayenne Finishing Oil
• 3 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons ground cayenne