Chicken Brine with Apple Smoke

[mearm]

o.k. the last few times I have slow cooked(indirect heat on grill, not smoked) a chicken, I just got the basics of a brine and winged it, and they came out great.

So today I got 2 whole chickens, started with a quartered apple, and table salt. Then we just started adding stuff from the cabinet. Onion powder, Corriander, Cinnamon, Liquid Smoke(Mesquite), 2 bay leaves, and a couple of drops of hot sauce. Placed both chickens in a container, then topped off with cold water, mixed and put in fridge for 14 hours. I will smoke with Apple wood for about 3 hours tomorrow, I will let you know how it turns out.

 

[seenred]

Sounds good...looking forward to seeing how it goes!

Good luck!

Red

 

[mdboatbum]

Sounds great!! Let us know how it turns out.

 

[oldschoolbbq]

I'm in for the reveal . . .

 

[foamheart]

So what time should we show up to eat?

 

[kathrynn]

BUT....you mentioned the LS word! 

Gonna wait with the guys and see how things turn out!

Kat

 

[mearm]

It turned out wonderful!!! The kids really liked it because I finally got a chicken to stay juicy throughout the bird. The flavor throughout was great! Sorry I don't have any pics to share.

Next time I'm going to use one of the actual brine recipes I saw in the forums.