Tuscan Rosemary-Smoked Whole Chickens
Tuscan Rosemary-Smoked Whole Chickens requires approximately 6 hours and 10 minutes from start to finish. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 1216 calories, 87g of protein, and 83g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of rosemary, r honey, ice cubes, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the canolan oil you could follow this main course with the Cherry-Apricot Turnovers as a dessert. It works well as a main course. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Smoked Lemon-Chipotle Chickens, Tuscan Salmon with Rosemary Orzo, and Tuscan Salmon With Rosemary Orzo.
Instructions
Special equipment: Pecan wood chips and 8 sprigs fresh rosemary, soaked in water for 2 hours
For the brine, bring 6 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan.
Add the broth, salt, honey, sugar, peppercorns, rosemary and garlic, stirring to dissolve the salt.
Remove from the heat and add the ice cubes to cool quickly to room temperature.
Place the chicken in the bucket, breast-side down, cover and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.
Remove the chicken from the brine and rinse well with cold water. Pat dry, place on a baking rack and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours. This will allow the skin to dry out which will produce a crisper skin while cooking.
Preheat your smoker to 275 degrees F and up to 325 degrees F if your smoker can do it.
Add the soaked wood chips and rosemary sprigs.
Brush the entire chicken with canola oil and sprinkle with pepper.
Put the chicken in the smoker and place a drip pan underneath. Smoke until the breast temperature reaches 160 degrees F and the thigh reaches 170 degrees F, depending on the size of the chicken, 1 1/2 to 3 hours.