whiskey injected chicken

all ingredients:



2 chicken + / - 3 lbs each

honey

olive oil

cider vinegar

apple juice

whiskey

Rub







for the injection mix



1 cup apple juice

2 table spoons of whiskey

1 and half table spoon of cider vinegar

1 table spoon honey







inject the chicken with the mixture







Then rub with olive oil and rub







ready to smoke










smoking smoking smoking smoking







After two and half hours of hickory smoke

this is the result








halved and ready to be placed on the plate









We have eaten with chips,and enjoyed it

thanks for looking



Geert

Looks great Geert!

What temps were you cooking at?

I smoke at 240F up to 270F.

Geert, I have a question for you if I may.
I smoked a chicken for the first time recently and it had a pink ring around it, much like a smoke ring on the ribs I've done previously.
I didn't use any wood however and Q'd it at 230 for between 2.5 and 3 hours.

The chicken was really moist - perhaps too moist for my liking and didn't look half as good as the ones you're showing here.
Internal temp of the chicken (measured at the drumstick and into the bird) was 190F, so I'm sure it was cooked.

Is the pink ring normal even on Chicken?

Jonesey73 wrote:Geert, I have a question for you if I may.
I smoked a chicken for the first time recently and it had a pink ring around it, much like a smoke ring on the ribs I've done previously.
I didn't use any wood however and Q'd it at 230 for between 2.5 and 3 hours.

The chicken was really moist - perhaps too moist for my liking and didn't look half as good as the ones you're showing here.
Internal temp of the chicken (measured at the drumstick and into the bird) was 190F, so I'm sure it was cooked.

Is the pink ring normal even on Chicken?

that's ok,This is a smoke ring
sometimes you have a smoke ring and other times not,on chicken
You do not always have to use a lot of wood for a smoke ring

Damnit Treegje! I should know better than to open your posts

Now I am hungry!

Thanks for posting the recipe!
I tried this on saturday, along with a pesto (Mediterranean) chicken, it went down very very well, & I now have a fantastic leftover chicken curry in the freezer made from the remains.

Novice wrote:Thanks for posting the recipe!
I tried this on saturday, along with a pesto (Mediterranean) chicken, it went down very very well, & I now have a fantastic leftover chicken curry in the freezer made from the remains.

Glad to hear people enjoyed it

Please can you tell me what you used for the Rub.

Thanks
Andy