Whole Smoked Chicken

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Whole Smoked Chicken

Whole Smoked Chicken is a modern African Fusion recipe for a classic stew of spatchcocked chicken in a tomato, onion and soy sauce base flavoured with hot chillies. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic African Fusion version of: Whole Smoked Chicken.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

25 minutes

Total Time:

45 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Spice Recipes Chicken Recipes Fowl Recipes Fusion Recipes African-fusion Recipes

This is a method of smoking a whole chicken that's been previously flavoured with a West African style barbecue rub.

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken (about 2kg)
6 tbsp spice rub (eg yaji or Botswana barbecue spice rub)

Method:

Preheat your smoker between 160°C–170°C.

Apply the rub all over the chicken then transfer the whole chicken to your hot smoker. Close the lid and cook for 1 – 1.5 hours. Brush the whole chicken with melted butter a few times during your cook.

Once the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 75°C (when the juices run clear), remove from the smoker and let rest for 10 minutes before carving and serving. Alternatively, allow to cool completely then store in the refrigerator and use in any recipes calling for smoked chicken.

See the article on making a home-made hot smoker for ideas on how to simply create your own smoker.