Name: Sweet & Smoky Chicken
Prep time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed; 2 cups water; 2 cups ice; 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken leg quarters; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1/4 cup seasoning of choice:

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Sweet & Smoky Chicken

Recipe by Savory Spice Test Kitchen

Grilling & BBQ

A brown sugar brine makes every bite of these easy, smoked chicken legs juicy and dripping with flavor.

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Serves 4 servings

Prep Time 2 hours 15 minutes

Cooking Time 45 minutes

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Ingredients

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1/3 cup Mayan Sea Salt

2 cups water 2 cups ice 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken leg quarters 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup seasoning of choice: Pearl St. Plank Salmon Rub TSM BBQ Chicken Rub Gold Coast Tropical Poultry Rub

Pearl St. Salmon Rub

Sweet Heat BBQ Chicken Rub

Caribe Citrus Poultry Spice

Directions

In a medium pot, dissolve brown sugar and salt in water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring until dissolved. Remove from heat and add ice, stirring until melted. Pour mixture into a medium bowl and add chicken leg quarters, submerging them in the brine. Chill for 2 to 3 hours up to overnight. Preheat smoker to 300 degrees. Remove chicken from brine and pat dry. Rub chicken all over with oil and coat with seasoning of choice. Smoke chicken for 40 to 50 min. until internal temperature reaches at least 165 degrees.