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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Pellet Grills and Smokers => Topic started by: smoker pete on January 14, 2012, 02:19:38 PM

Title: 3½ lb Smoked Bone-In Chicken Breasts
Post by: smoker pete on January 14, 2012, 02:19:38 PM: We've all seen and probably smoked/cooked/enjoyed those nice 8-10 lb Bone-In Turkey Breasts over the years. But have you ever seen a Bone-In Chicken Breast? Me neither ... That's why I decided to create my own and give them a shot. For those that enjoy Chicken white meat this is nirvana!!

Took a couple of 5½ lb fresh Foster Farms Chickens, carved out the leg quarters and part of the lower backbone. The results were nice 3½ lb Bone-In Chicken Breasts - just like a Turkey Breast but with the wings still attached. Vacuumed sealed the leg quarters for another day.

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Rubbed Annie's Roasted Garlic EVOO and Plowboys BBQ Yardbird Rub On/Under the Chicken skin. Mounted the Bone-In Chicken Breasts on Chicken Roasters and preheated the MAK 2 Smoker-Grill with Hickory pellets.

Hickory smoked the Chicken breasts (180ºF) for 2 hours before bumping the temperature to 325ºF until the breast IT reached 170ºF. Took 3 hours. Rested the Bone-In Chicken Breasts under a foil tent for 20 minutes before serving.

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The money $shot ... A Hickory smoked Bone-In Chicken Breast and wing served with a side of Rice and Corn ... I was amazed at how moist and delectable the breast turned out. I'm presuming that it's a combination of the intact breast bone and skin that helps to retain the moisture. Anxious to brine and/or inject one of these Bone-In Chicken Breasts next time around :D :D

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/Chicken/MAKBoneIn01132012/BoneIn5.jpg)
Title: Re: 3½ lb Smoked Bone-In Chicken Breasts
Post by: smokeasaurus on January 14, 2012, 03:18:12 PM: I would hit that plate!! Chicken has a great color to it and I bet it was tasty to boot!!
Title: Re: 3½ lb Smoked Bone-In Chicken Breasts
Post by: Ron D on January 14, 2012, 05:08:55 PM: Hit the plate? Heck I would even eat the plate that looks so good....Great Job Pete, great color, skins looks nice and crisp and I know that had to so juicy
Title: Re: 3½ lb Smoked Bone-In Chicken Breasts
Post by: teesquare on January 14, 2012, 06:59:08 PM: Pete you are a cruel man cookin' all that wonderfull food on the West Coast - and to far for me to sneak over for a bite of it! ;)

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