Lee's Hickory Smoked Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs. Remove backbone from chicken and flatten down. (Spatchcock) Generously season front and back side of chicken with Kosher Salt. Step by step guide to barbecuing smoked chicken thighs. We used the hickory smoke on the Traeger junior, prepped the chicken with our secret rub and glazed.
Chicken Thighs (Hickory Smoked) First I gotta say, I'm not usually big on chicken, however these thighs were some of the best chicken I have ever eaten.
But with this Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Chicken Thigh Recipe, pizza gets pushed on the back burner and this gets made in a jiffy.
My chicken thighs still come out juicy and moist and full of flavor.
You can Have Lee's Hickory Smoked Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs using 4 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Lee's Hickory Smoked Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs
- What You needis 6-8 of Bone in Chicken Thighs.
- Lets Go Prepare of Kosher Salt (as needed).
- What You needis of Lemon Pepper Seasoning (as needed).
- What You needis as Needed of Soaked Hickory Chips.
Chicken thighs are one of my favorite pieces of chicken to cook in an Air Fryer. lemon, garlic salt, thyme, chicken thighs, lemon pepper. The perfect dinner for a busy weeknight. Herb Chicken with Easy Lemon Cream Sauce. This is a great smoked chicken recipe that has a lot of flavor!
Lee's Hickory Smoked Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs instructions
- Liberally season chicken thighs with kosher salt and lemon pepper. (both sides) Do not use regular iodized table salt!!!.
- Place on a wire rack uncovered in the refrigerator overnight. Let the kosher salt work it's magic..
- While preparing your smoker let the thighs come to room temperature. Smoke skin side down at around 275 degrees for 1 hour. Turn the thighs bone side down, and cook until the internal temperature reaches around 170 degrees or so. Around another 15-20 minutes. Simple as it gets. Enjoy.
This is a great smoked chicken recipe with tons of flavor that can be prepared either in a smoker or on a grill rotisserie. Rub with lemon juice and salt. Mix bread crumbs with garlic, pepper, tarragon. I've made these Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs three times this last week. Then I place the chicken thighs into the sauce and swished them around to coat them in the sauce.