O’reilly’s Smoked And Brined Chicken
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meats | 1 | Servings | ||
INGREDIENTS
| 2 | Whole chickens, 3 1/2 lb. | |
| each | ||
| 1 | gl | Water |
| 3/4 | c | Salt, I use kosher salt |
| 2/3 | c | Sugar |
| 3/4 | c | Soy sauce |
| 1 | t | Each dried tarragon, thyme |
| and black pepper | ||
| 1/4 | c | Olive oil |
INSTRUCTIONS
Wash birds inside and out. Put water in a large non-aluminum container (I bought a new 5-gallon bucket from Home Depot for this), add salt and sugar and stir to dissolve. Add soy sauce, tarragon, thyme and pepper. Submerge birds and weigh them down with a heavy plate so they stay submerged. Refrigerate overnight. Remove birds from brine and wash inside and out. Pat dry. (They say you can reserve the brine for future use, but I have never tried this ~- I just throw it out!) Smoke birds according to the type of smoker you will be using. You can add additional seasoning to the birds before smoking them, just don't add any more salt. Baste birds with the olive oil during latter stages of smoking to give them a golden brown color! Posted to bbq-digest by wight@odc.net on Oct 4, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 2234
Calories From Fat: 504
Total Fat: 57.2g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 6496.9mg
Potassium: 730.4mg
Carbohydrates: 388.6g
Fiber: 10.2g
Sugar: 137.2g
Protein: 42.3g