Fantastic Bourbon Smoked Chicken Recipe

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Fantastic Bourbon Smoked Chicken
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
1151
Calories
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Combine 2 quarts water, 1/2 cup bourbon, sugar, and kosher salt in a large Dutch oven, and bring to a boil, stirring until salt and sugar dissolve. Add ice water and next 7 ingredients (through lemon), and cool to room temperature. Add chicken to brine; cover and refrigerate 18 hours, turning chicken occasionally.
  2. Soak wood chips in water for 1 hour; drain.
  3. Remove the chicken from brine; pat chicken dry with paper towels. Strain brine through a sieve; discard brine and reserve 2 apple quarters, 2 lemon quarters, 2 onion quarters, and garlic. Discard remaining solids. Sprinkle chicken cavity with pepper; add reserved solids to chicken cavity. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under chicken. Tie legs.
  4. Remove the grill rack, and set aside. Prepare the grill for indirect grilling, heating one side to high and leaving one side with no heat. Pierce the bottom of a disposable aluminum foil pan several times with the tip of a knife. Place pan on heat element on heated side of grill; add 1 cup wood chips to pan. Place another disposable aluminum foil pan (do not pierce pan) on unheated side of grill. Pour 2 cups water in pan. Let chips stand for 15 minutes or until smoking; reduce heat to medium-low. Maintain temperature at 275°.
  5. Coat the grill rack with cooking spray; place on grill. Place chicken, breast side up, on grill rack over foil pan on unheated side. Combine the remaining 1 tablespoon bourbon and butter; baste chicken with the bourbon mixture. Close lid, and cook for 2 hours at 275° or until thermometer inserted into meaty part of thigh registers 165°. Add remaining 1 cup wood chips halfway through cooking time. Place chicken on a platter; cover with foil. Let stand for 15 minutes. Discard the skin before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1150.89 Kcal (4819 kJ)
Calories from fat 199.71 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.19g 34%
Cholesterol 120.78mg 40%
Sodium 1618.52mg 67%
Potassium 1246.97mg 27%
Total Carbs 41.85g 14%
Sugars 28.76g 115%
Dietary Fiber 6.19g 25%
Protein 30.58g 61%
Vitamin C 18.1mg 30%
Iron 6.5mg 36%
Calcium 696.7mg 70%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 90.58 Kcal (379 kJ)
Calories from fat 15.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.75g 34%
Cholesterol 9.51mg 40%
Sodium 127.38mg 67%
Potassium 98.14mg 27%
Total Carbs 3.29g 14%
Sugars 2.26g 115%
Dietary Fiber 0.49g 25%
Protein 2.41g 61%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 30%
Iron 0.5mg 36%
Calcium 54.8mg 70%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 24.1
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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