Chicken
1 each Foster Farms Chicken Whole Chicken
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
Brine
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cider vinegar
6 qts cold water
Smoking packet
1 cup uncooked white rice
1/4 cup Gunpowder tea leaves
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 piece aluminum foil 12 x 12 in
Brine:
Whisk together soy sauce, brown sugar, cider vinegar and water.
Chicken:
Remove chicken from package, rinse and pat dry. Rub inside of
chicken with salt and black pepper. In a large, non-reactive container,
submerge chicken in brine. Cover and let stand for 4 hours or
overnight. Smoking Packet:
Toss together, rice, tea leaves and sugar. Place on top of foil
and fold up sides. To Cook: Prepare charcoal briquettes. Spread coals
to one side of BBQ and then add a handful more of briquettes to
embers, cover. Remove chicken from brine. Place smoking packet
on top of grate over coals. Place whole chicken, breast side up
on grate on the over side of the grill, away from the coals. Cover
and cook for 25 minutes. Uncover and remove smoking packet. Replace
cover and cook for 25-30 more minutes or until internal temperature
reaches 170 degrees. Remove chicken and let stand for 20 minutes.
Carve and serve.
