ABT's & Chicken

HawkeyeSmokes · August 22, 2009, 04:01:00 PM

Finally got a chance to get the smoker going today. Decided on some ABT's and chicken for a change. Stuffed the ABT's with a mixture of chorizo, sharp cheddar, Romano and cream cheese plus spme chopped onion and garlic. The chicken was soaked in a simple brine for an hour, rinsed off, dried and then added black pepper. The breasts were boneless, skinless so wrapped that in bacon. Smoke all for 2 hours with maple and apple pucks. The results were great. Did finish the chiken off on the gasser just to crisp things up a bit.

In the Bradley

After 2 hours of smoke

Ready to serve

smokeitall · August 22, 2009, 06:52:51 PM

Great job there cheesehead, I'm thinking of making 20 or 30 ABT's tomorrow. YUM
SIA

pensrock · August 22, 2009, 07:49:05 PM

nice job, everything looks great

Tenpoint5 · August 22, 2009, 08:20:31 PM

I'll take 5 or 6 of them ABT's you probably wont be able to eat them all anyhow. ;D ;D

Hopefull Romantic · August 23, 2009, 05:46:39 AM

My stomach is bouncing between my throat and my knees.

Great Job

HR

BigJohnT · August 23, 2009, 06:24:59 AM

HawkeyeSmokes

Looks real good. By a simple brine do you mean just some salt and water? I'd like to try that today.

Thanks
John

HawkeyeSmokes · August 23, 2009, 06:41:31 AM

Quote from: BigJohnT on August 23, 2009, 06:24:59 AM
HawkeyeSmokes

Looks real good. By a simple brine do you mean just some salt and water? I'd like to try that today.

Thanks
John

Hey John, I used one from America's Test Kitchen that uses salt and sugar. Here's a link to it.

http://www.cooksillustrated.com/howto/print/detail.asp?docid=1630&Extcode=L9HN3AA00

BigJohnT · August 23, 2009, 06:51:37 AM

Thanks

I'm all set now for dinner.

John

mikecorn.1 · August 23, 2009, 09:55:30 AM

Looks real good. Nice. Thanks for the pics

OU812 · August 24, 2009, 03:36:10 PM

Nice job on all the goodness

Quote from: BigJohnT on August 23, 2009, 06:24:59 AM
HawkeyeSmokes
Looks real good. By a simple brine do you mean just some salt and water? I'd like to try that today.
Thanks
John

Heres another simple one
1gal cold water
1/2 cup morton kosher salt
3 oz cure #1
3 oz brown sugar
2 lb chicken parts
soak over night (8 hr)

HawkeyeSmokes · August 24, 2009, 04:59:37 PM

Hey thanks OU812, I've been looking for one with a cure in it. Should work on turkey legs to I would guess.

OU812 · August 25, 2009, 05:40:12 AM

I have ben using this for years and my daughter loves it, we had chicken this weekend and she asked me when we are going to have the pink chicken again.

Make sure you rinse good, when you think your done, do it again

Turkey legs you might want to soak 10 hr as they are thicker

BigJohnT · August 25, 2009, 10:54:31 AM

OU814,

Thanks for sharing that. Do you put anything on the chicken before you smoke it?

John

OU812 · August 25, 2009, 11:38:10 AM

Quote from: BigJohnT on August 25, 2009, 10:54:31 AM
OU814,
Thanks for sharing that. Do you put anything on the chicken before you smoke it?
John

I like to mix my rub with some butter (1/4 cup butter 1 Tab rub) and paint it on then sit on the drying rack with a fan on low for an hr
The butter and fan helps to crisp up the skin a little.

BigJohnT · August 26, 2009, 06:27:14 AM

That sure sounds good to me.

John