Unbeatable Smoked Chicken

Submitted by Laura

Ingredients:

1 Chicken
3 Tbsp. Kosher Salt
1 Gallon Water
White Soda, Ginger Ale or Seven Up
6 Tbsp. Olive Oil
4 Tbsp. Red Cooking Wine
3 Tbsp. Soy Sauce
2 Cloves Minced Garlic
1 Tsp. Salt
1 Tbsp. Ground Ginger
Apple Wood Chips or Pecan Chips

Soak an average chicken in a solution of three tablespoons kosher salt to one-gallon water for an hour or so. Rinse and dry the chicken and place on a chicken setter containing half a can of white soda, ginder ale or seven up.

Make a rub consisting of six tablespoons olive oil, four tablespoons red cooking wine tablespoons soy sauce, 2 cloves minced garlic (already it smells good) 1 tsp. salt, and one tablespoon ground ginger. Blend this mixture and rub it all over the chicken, inside and out. If there is any left make a pouch inside the breast skin and pour it there. Put some apple wood chips or pecan chips {soaked} on the charcoal. Put the chicken setter and all on the fire, close the lid and bring the temperature to 250 F degrees. Cook slowly about two hours or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.

 

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