Jerk Smoked Chicken

Name: Jerk Smoked Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps dried thyme; 3 garlic cloves, peeled; 158 milliliters sliced green onions; 2 teaspoons ground allspice; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 2 limes; 1 orange; 59 milliliters habanero pepper sauce; 1 teaspoons salt; 12 inches hickory wood; 3 kilograms broiler-fryers

Jerk Smoked Chicken requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 1g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 36 calories. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, whole 30, and vegan diet. If you have hickory wood, orange, garlic cloves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Squeeze juice from limes and orange; set citrus rinds aside.

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Orange

Juice

Lime

Combine citrus juice, onions, and next 7 ingredients in a blender or food processor; process until well blended.

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Onion

Juice

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Food Processor

Blender

Remove and discard giblets and neck from chickens. Rinse chickens under cold water, and pat dry. Trim excess fat from chickens. Starting at neck cavities, loosen skin from breasts and drumsticks by gently pushing fingers between skin and meat.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Meat

Water

Place citrus rinds in body cavities. Lift wing tips up and over backs; tuck under chickens.

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Chicken

Place chickens in a large zip-top plastic bag.

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Chicken

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Ziploc Bags

Pour juice mixture under loosened skin of chickens. Seal bag, and marinate in refrigerator at least 2 hours, turning bag occasionally.

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Chicken

Juice

Soak hickory chunks in water 30 minutes to 1 hour.

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Water

Drain well.

Prepare charcoal fire in meat smoker; let burn 15 to 20 minutes or until center coals are covered with gray ash.

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Meat

Place soaked hickory chunks on top of coals.

Remove chickens from bag, reserving marinade.

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Chicken

Marinade

Place water pan in smoker; add reserved marinade and hot water to pan to within 1 inch of rim.

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Marinade

Water

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Frying Pan

Place chickens, breast sides up, on rack in smoker, allowing enough room between chickens for air to circulate. Insert meat thermometer into meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone. Cover with lid; cook 3 hours or until thermometer registers 18

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Meat

Bone