Chicken is both affordable and readily available, which is why it has long served as a staple for countless BBQ recipes. This particular recipe embarks on a fascinating experiment, using a simple jar of pickles as the foundation for an economical and easily accessible brining method. With minimal effort, you can achieve this delicious BBQ chicken.
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Ingredients
2 whole free range chickens
2x 2.5 liter or 11 cups jar of pickles
- 250 ml / 1 cup Pickle sauce
- 50 grams / 1.8 oz PitmasterX's Classic BBQ Rub
Tools
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How to
- Use a cleaver to chop 2 whole chickens in half.
- Take the pickles out of 2 big 2,5 liter or 11 cups worth of pickles and keep the pickle juice in the jar.
- Try to put 2 half's in each jar of pickle juice and let the chicken brine in the juice for at least 2 hours.
- Make 250 ml or 1 cup of Pickle Sauce According to it's recipe. You can use the leftover pickles.
- Make 50 grams or 1.8 oz of PitmasterX's Classic BBQ Rub.
- Take out the pickled chicken and let it air on a cooling rack for at least 1 hour.
- Fire up the BBQ and set it for an indirect smoking temperature of 160°C or 320°F.
- Season the chicken with your Classic BBQ rub on all sides and let the seasoning draw in the chicken for at least 10 minutes.
- Smoke the chicken in the BBQ once it reached a roasting temperature.
- Once the chicken reached a core temperate of 70°C or 160°F it's time to flip them around and roast it on the other side for the remaining 2°C.
- Let the chicken rest on the board for 5 minutes and slice in to it.
- (Optional) brush on some of the pickle sauce on the the chicken.
