Smoked Half Chickens with a Spicy Peach BBQ Sauce

Smoked half chickens can’t get easier than this recipe. With a Spicy Peach Glaze brushed on at the end, these smoked half chickens have a great sweet, spicy, smoky flavor that is hard to beat.

Total Time

1hr 25min

4.8

4 Ratings

Author: How to BBQ Right

Servings:

Ingredients

•

6 lb

Whole Chickens

•

4 Tbsp

All-Purpose Spice Rub

•

1 1/4 cups

Barbecue Rub

•

1/2 cup

Peach Boucan Sauce

•

2 Tbsp

Butter

Cooking Instructions

Prepare ceramic smoker or other bbq grill for indirect cooking at 275 degrees F (140 degrees C).

Place Whole Chickens (6 lb) on cutting surface breast side down. Remove backbone by making cut down each side. Make another cut through middle of breast bone continuing through skin separating the chicken into 2 halves.

Season both sides of each chicken half with All-Purpose Spice Rub (4 Tbsp) followed by a light coat of Barbecue Rub (4 Tbsp) .

Add a couple chunks of pecan wood to the hot coals.

Smoke chicken for 1 hour then insert meat probe into thickest part of breast. Set the thermometer alarm for 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Combine the Peach Boucan Sauce (1/2 cup) , Barbecue Rub (1 cup) Butter (2 Tbsp) in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Stir to combine, about 5 minutes.

When internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F (70 degrees C) in breast, brush warm glaze over the each chicken half.

Continue to cook until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F (75 degrees C) in breast and 175 degrees F (80 degrees C) in thigh. Juice should run clear.

Remove from smoker and rest for 15 minutes before serving.

10.

Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

263

FAT

12.2 g

PROTEIN

29.2 g

CARBS

6.4 g