Jerk-Style Smoked Chicken

Name: Jerk-Style Smoked Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 3 lb meaty chicken pieces (breast halves, thighs, and drumsticks), skinned if desired; 1/2 c tomato juice; 1/3 c finely chopped onion; 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice; 2 Tbsp water; 1-2 Tbsp jamaican jerk seasoning; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 1 Tbsp pickapeppa sauce (optional)- you can't find it on the grocery aisle with worchestershire sauce, etc. it imparts a great flavor.; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 tsp salt; lime wedges

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By Daily Inspiration S
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Get your smoker ready (or use your bbq grill (indirect heat) with a smoke box) and enjoy some delicious smoked jerk chicken. If jerk seasoning is not readily available in your grocery store -- mix 1 tsp. onion powder, 1/2 tsp each - sugar, crushed red pepper, and crushed dried thyme. Add 1/4 tsp. each - salt, ground allspice, and ground cinnamon.

Recipe is from B H & G

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Serves:

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

1 Hr 30 Min

Method:

Smoke

Ingredients

3 lb

meaty chicken pieces (breast halves, thighs, and drumsticks), skinned if desired
1/2 c

tomato juice
1/3 c

finely chopped onion
2 Tbsp

fresh lime juice
2 Tbsp

water
1-2 Tbsp

jamaican jerk seasoning
1 Tbsp

vegetable oil
1 Tbsp

pickapeppa sauce (optional)- you can't find it on the grocery aisle with worchestershire sauce, etc. it imparts a great flavor.
4

cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp

salt
·

lime wedges
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How to Make Jerk-Style Smoked Chicken

Step-by-Step

Place chicken in a resealable plastic bag set in a deep dish. For marinade, combine next 9 ingredients (through salt). Pour marinade over chicken. Seal bag; turn to coat chicken. Marinate in the refrigerator 1-4 hours, turning bag occasionally.
Meanwhile, soak 6-8 fruit wood chunks in water 1 hour.
Prepare smoker according to manufacturer's instructions. Pour water into water pan; add wood chunks. Place chicken, bone sides down, over water pan. Smoke, covered, 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until the chicken is done (170 degrees for breasts, 175-180 degrees for thighs and drumsticks. If desired, serve chicken with lime wedges.

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