Guajillo Pasilla Adobo Chicken

[dj mishima]

I haven't smoked a chicken since the days of yesteryear when I was using El Cheapo Brinkman. So, I was about due to do one again.

Marinated overnight in guajillo and pasilla adobo. No rub.


Ready to smoke in the mes30 with not quite a full row of pitmaster choice pellets in the amnps


After 5 hours @ 225F and breast IT of 152F


Finished on the gas grill


Juicy and tender chicken that pulled apart easily. The only problem is that the marinade stained my cutting board.

I'm saving the breast meat for soup and using the rest for quesadillas.

Thanks for looking!

 

[bmudd14474]

Looks really nice there. Good Job.

 

[73saint]

That looks delish, and I love that marinade choice! Did the guajillo & Pasilla adobo flavors carry through after smoking?

 

[chilerelleno]

Looks and sounds good to me, nice color on that bird.
Right up my alley.

Did you baste with the adobo?

Yeah chiles, tomatoes and such can really stain a some cutting boards.
Great cleaning agents are white vinegar and hydrogen peroxide, scrub well with each and rinse well.
Or
1/2 lemon and generous amount of kosher salt, use lemon as scrubber, scrub well and rinse.

 

[dj mishima]

That looks delish, and I love that marinade choice! Did the guajillo & Pasilla adobo flavors carry through after smoking?

Yes, but not quite as much as I was hoping.

 

[dj mishima]

Looks and sounds good to me, nice color on that bird.
Right up my alley.

Did you baste with the adobo?

Yeah chiles, tomatoes and such can really stain a some cutting boards.
Great cleaning agents are white vinegar and hydrogen peroxide, scrub well with each and rinse well.
Or
1/2 lemon and generous amount of kosher salt, use lemon as scrubber, scrub well and rinse.

I just made up the adobo. If you do a google search, you'll find the recipe I used. The only difference was that I used an IPA instead of Mexican beer because I didn't feel like buying a different beer than what I had on hand. I didn't baste at all. I just put a few serving spoonfuls of it underneath the skin and spread it all around as well as I could. Then, I put some on the outside and did the same. I let it sit overnight inside of a sealed gallon bag.

Thanks for the cleaning tip. I think I might be past the point of saving it though.

 

[jcam222]

Looks delicious and the flavors are up my alley. Color on the bird is money!

 

[chilerelleno]

Don't trash that board, save it for the next stain causing recipe.
Just cause it's stained doesn't mean it's dirty.

Seasonings under the skin is great, injection is another good option.

Maintain and build layers of adobo flavor by basting during grilling.

 

[dj mishima]

Don't trash that board, save it for the next stain causing recipe.
Just cause it's stained doesn't mean it's dirty.

Seasonings under the skin is great, injection is another good option.

Maintain and build layers of adobo flavor by basting during grilling.

Oh, this isn't the first stain, just the largest, lol. I'm not throwing anything away that I don't have to.

I guess I could have used the remainder of adobo to baste when I finished it off on the grill. But, I was planning to just smoke it the entire time and got impatient. I try not to open the mes30 if I don't have to during the cook. I still have about half of the adobo left in the freezer for a future cook.

 

[chilerelleno]

Ah okay... When you said, "... past the point of saving." I thought...

 

[fullborebbq]

stained cutting board? Is it a UHMW type synthetic board? Try the dish washer! pots and pan setting. Add an once or two of bleach

 

[dj mishima]

stained cutting board? Is it a UHMW type synthetic board? Try the dish washer! pots and pan setting. Add an once or two of bleach

I believe so. I scrubbed it a lot. But, running it through the washer couldn't hurt.

 

[fullborebbq]

I believe so. I scrubbed it a lot. But, running it through the washer couldn't hurt.

I have scrubbed mine before and nothing cleans like Bleach and the high temp dish washer setting! with a quality washer detergent pod as well.

 

[SmokinAl]

Looks fantastic!
Al