Smoked BBQ Chicken Thighs Recipe
Ingredients
12-14 Chicken thighs
1 Cup of your favorite BBQ sauce
½ Pound butter
For Brine:
4 Cups water
¼ Cup kosher salt
3 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp black pepper
For Rub:
¼ Cup kosher salt
⅓ Cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp paprika
2 Tbsp garlic powder
2 Tbsp dried parsley
1 Tbsp black pepper
Bradley Flavor Bisquettes – Hickory
Preparation
Dissolve together ingredients for the brine.
Submerge chicken thighs in brine and leave covered in the fridge overnight, or a minimum of 4 hours.
Remove from brine, rinse and pat dry.
Mix together ingredients for rub.
Coat chicken evenly in rub.
Preheat smoker to 225°F with Bradley Hickory Flavor Bisquettes.
Melt ½ lb of butter, and add remaining rub to an aluminum baking dish.
Place chicken in the butter bath and smoke for 1½ hours.
Remove the chicken from the butter bath.
Baste with BBQ sauce and smoke directly on the smoker rack (Bradley Magic Mats recommended to prevent sticking) for another 30-45 minutes or until an internal temperature of 165°F is reached.
Serve warm with extra BBQ sauce.
Recipe by: Lena Clayton
Hickory
Wood
The strong and sweet flavor of Hickory Bisquettes make it one of the more popular woods for smoking, and especially pairs well with poultry, beef, pork, game, water fowl, nuts, and cheese.
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