Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, smoked whole chicken and turkey legs. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey Wings and Cornbread This recipe includes both brining and smoking the turkey legs. The brining process is very important and I highly recommend that you do it.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have smoked whole chicken and turkey legs using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs:
- Make ready 2 whole chickens 3-5 lbs each
- Make ready 1 package turkey legs
- Get 1 orange
- Take 1 lemon
- Make ready 2 sprigs rosemary
- Get 4 sprigs tarragon
- Prepare 5 cups sugar
- Get 3 1/4 cups kosher salt
- Make ready 2/3 cup chili powder
- Take 1/4 cup onion powder
- Prepare 1/4 cup garlic powder
- Get 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Take 6 dried bay leaves
- Get 1 tablespoon chopped dehydrated onion
- Get 3 gallons water
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Steps to make Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs:
- Combine 3 cups of kosher salt, 4.5 cups sugar, 6 bay leaves, 1 tbsp chopped dehydrated onions and 3 gallons water to make the brine. Soak the chickens and turkey legs in the brine and refrigerate over night or minimum 4 hours.
- Make the rub. I used Myron Mixon's 'The only other barbecue rub you need' recipe. Combine 2/3 cup chili powder, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup kosher salt, 1/4 cup onion powder, 1/4 garlic powder and 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- Soak your choice of wood chunks in water (I used mesquite). Light the charcoal in the smoker. Slice up the orange and lemon into approximately 12 pieces each.
- Rinse the chicken and turkey in cold water and pat dry.
- Stuff each chicken with half an orange, half a lemon, 1 sprig rosemary and 2 sprigs of tarragon.
- Cover the chickens and turkey legs on all sides with the rub.
- Put the chicken breast side up and the turkey legs on the smoker. Smoke at 275° for 3.5 hours or until the white meat hits 160 and the dark reaches 180. Check the temp periodically and add more charcoal and wood chunks as needed.
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