I confess. I have never had burnt ends, so I don't really know what I was trying to accomplish! I wanted a chicken snack for out by the pool on Memorial day.
I trimmed the fat off of about 2.5 pounds of boneless chicken thighs and cut them into small bites.
I tossed them with my butt rub and put them on the QMATZ. I wrapped some larger bites in bacon, with a heavy coating of the rub, for an earlier snack (they are the back two rows).
I filled one row of the AMNPS with a mix of pellets. For the first two hours, I did not add any heat. After that, I set the Bradley Electric to 320 until the IT got up to 145. Here we are after about three or four hours of smoke:
I crisped up the bacon-wrapped bites in the broiler. They didn't last long...
I mixed the small bites with a quarter cup each of butter, brown sugar and honey, along with two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, and put them back in the Bradley.
After the AMNPS ran out, I popped them in the oven until they were bubbly and dark.
They were a bit chewy, but since they were small bites, that wasn't an issue. The rub mixed with the "sauce" to make sweet and savory perfection. They were very tasty and went quickly!
I also put out some sausage that I've made over the past couple of months (paprika, chicken, Korean-style, andouille & jalapeno/cheddar).
My buddy smoked a butt for the occasion.
Lot of great beer (commercial and homebrew) and good friends by the pool. Heck of a day...
I trimmed the fat off of about 2.5 pounds of boneless chicken thighs and cut them into small bites.
I tossed them with my butt rub and put them on the QMATZ. I wrapped some larger bites in bacon, with a heavy coating of the rub, for an earlier snack (they are the back two rows).
I filled one row of the AMNPS with a mix of pellets. For the first two hours, I did not add any heat. After that, I set the Bradley Electric to 320 until the IT got up to 145. Here we are after about three or four hours of smoke:
I crisped up the bacon-wrapped bites in the broiler. They didn't last long...
I mixed the small bites with a quarter cup each of butter, brown sugar and honey, along with two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, and put them back in the Bradley.
After the AMNPS ran out, I popped them in the oven until they were bubbly and dark.
They were a bit chewy, but since they were small bites, that wasn't an issue. The rub mixed with the "sauce" to make sweet and savory perfection. They were very tasty and went quickly!
I also put out some sausage that I've made over the past couple of months (paprika, chicken, Korean-style, andouille & jalapeno/cheddar).
My buddy smoked a butt for the occasion.
Lot of great beer (commercial and homebrew) and good friends by the pool. Heck of a day...
