Pulled chicken... who knew??

[kelbro]

I've heard about it for years and never tried it. Big mistake! I spatchcocked a big hen today (that was brined for 4 hours) and let it run in the WSM over some cherry at 250 until the breast hit 165 and the dark meat hit 175. Skinned it, pulled it, and mixed it all up. Toasted some buttered potato buns in the skillet and piled the meat on. So good! Juiced it up a little with some of my peach-habanero sauce for a little kick-me-up.
I'm doing this again!

As an aside, I'm using two of the Meater + probes for the third time now and they work great. The estimated time is a joke but the temps are spot on.

 

[yankee2bbq]

Yeap! Pulled chicken is pretty darn good!
Your bird looks good!

Next time try it with Alabama White sauce! This is my go to pulled chicken sammich!

 

[Redicans]

Nice looking bird there! I bet that was tasty!

 

[chopsaw]

Nice bird !

 

[DougE]

Looks fantastic! Pulled chicken is something I do regularly. It has so many uses, chicken tacos/burritos, chicken salad, just adding some chicken to a green salad, pizza topping ..... the possibilities are pretty much endless.

I mostly smoke up some bone-in split breasts for my pulled chicken since most around here prefer white meat.

 

[indaswamp]

That chicken look great! Bet the pulled sammich was awesome! Congrats on the carousel ride.

 

[Jim_C]

Nice stuff. Great part is the flexibility with the leftover chicken.

 

[kelbro]

Thanks all. Smoked chicken makes the best chicken salad! I picked some Cherokee Purple tomatoes today that will be ready by Monday and will definitely be on the chicken salad sammich.

 

[jcam222]

Thanks all. Smoked chicken makes the best chicken salad! I picked some Cherokee Purple tomatoes today that will be ready by Monday and will definitely be on the chicken salad sammich.

I need to do pulled chicken! I've been eating a LOT of chicken this year counting calories. Cherokee Purple is an all time fav tomato of mine.

 

[sandyut]

Pulled chicken is so good. Many options. Last time I made a slew of thighs. Pulled them and mixed in some BBQ sauce.

 

[WaterRat]

Cherokee Purple is an all time fav tomato of mine.

I have two plants growing (slowly). Really hoping for some good tomatoes from them.

 

[Parshooter]

Love me some pulled chicken. So much easier than to cut it up. Yours looks great.

 

[Bumppo]

Thats a good looking bird!!

 

[mike243]

Looks great, I love to put the rub heavy to leg 1/4’s and let the pellet smoker run about 4-5 hours at 225-250, skin sucks but the meat is great and thats what its all about in the end. Been using SuckleBuster sweet heat and it goes over well without to much heat. If I could buy chickens with 4 thighs I would

 

[DougE]

If I could buy chickens with 4 thighs I would

Maybe import chickens from Russia or Japan. The radiation from reactor meltdowns may have caused some interesting mutations.

 

[crazymoon]

KB, I would be all over that bird, Nice smoke !!!!

 

[forktender]

I've heard about it for years and never tried it. Big mistake! I spatchcocked a big hen today (that was brined for 4 hours) and let it run in the WSM over some cherry at 250 until the breast hit 165 and the dark meat hit 175. Skinned it, pulled it, and mixed it all up. Toasted some buttered potato buns in the skillet and piled the meat on. So good! Juiced it up a little with some of my peach-habanero sauce for a little kick-me-up.
I'm doing this again!

As an aside, I'm using two of the Meater + probes for the third time now and they work great. The estimated time is a joke but the temps are spot on.

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That looks killer!!!
I also made smoked chicken yesterday to shred for an enchilada casserole that I am making tonight. Seeing that I forgot to take pictures, I'll be sure to take some when I put the casserole together tonight, it's good stuff.

 

[Sammie The Bull]

"Pulled Chicken"
Yep, i pulled the chicken right out of the fridge, and it went right into my smoker.

 

[uncle eddie]

Looks great on my side of the screen!

Putting this on my long list of things to do...