Best Smoked Chicken Legs
Smoked chicken drumsticks BBQ style.
Best smoked chicken legs. Put all the ingredients except chicken into a bowl and mix until combined. This recipe shows a chicken rack to suspend the legs but it is not required. Hickory oak maple and pecan all are excellent choices of wood but my favourite wood for chicken are the fruit woods.
Easy brine if desired optional 2 cups barbecue sauce. Now if you are wondering how to make BBQ style smoked chicken legs the answer is to select the right BBQ sauce. Leave legs to marinate in the fridge overnight turning periodically.
Allow chicken to smoke for 60 minutes. Grill only until the skin is crispy. Add chicken legs to your smoker.
At 60 minutes turn your smoker up to 350 degrees. Turn the smoker up to 450 degrees F or preheat your grill to 450 F. Applewood pecan and hickory can all add a whole new level of aroma to your poultry.
How Long to Smoke Chicken Legs. This is going to help crisp up the skin. Season the chicken generously with the spice blend.
You want to make sure that the entire. Give the bag a few shakes ensuring all the legs have been covered with the marinade. I like to use applewood chips or other fruit woods but maple is also a great choice.
