Smoked Spatchcock Chicken with Smokey Barbecue Sauce
By spatchcocking your bird, cook time is down but you don't loose the crispy skin flavor
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 510kcal
Author Joe Clements
Ingredients
4lbchickenwhole
4tbspSmokey Barbecue Sauce
4tbspPoultry rub
Instructions
Place the chicken breast side down on a clean chopping board. Use a sharp boning knife or poultry shears to cut along both sides of the backbone towards the legs.
Trim any excess fat or skin from around the leg end of the chicken.
Flip the chicken over and press down firmly with the palms of your hand so that the meat is flat and spread out.
Pat the chicken dry with paper towels.
Sprinkle liberally with kosher salt and leave uncovered for a few hours in the fridge.
Apply barbecue rub evenly over both sides of the chicken.
Set your smoker up for indirect cooking at 300 - 350°F. Add 2-3 chunks of mild smoke wood (apple or cherry are good options).
Place the chicken on the grill, breast side up.
Smoke until the internal temperature of the breast reaches 160°F. Around 1 hour.
Take the chicken off the smoker and spread barbecue sauce evenly over the skin.
Place chicken back on the smoker for about 10 minutes or until the breast reaches 165°F.
Slice the chicken up and serve with your favorite barbecue sides, or pull the meat and use in a sandwich.