Name: Smoked Chicken Quarters Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 chicken leg quarters; 1½ tsp kosher salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 2 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp onion powder; 1 tbsp ancho chile powder; ½ tsp cayenne pepper; ½ tbsp vegetable oil; ½ cup cooking oil

How To Make Smoked Chicken Quarters

Flavors upon flavors are loaded into these smoked chicken quarters. The chicken is perfectly seasoned, seared, then smoked.

Prep: 20 mins

Smoking: 1 hr 30 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 2 hrs

Serves:

Ingredients

6 chicken leg quarters
1½ tsp kosher salt, or to taste
1 tsp black pepper, or to taste
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
1 tbsp ancho chile powder
½ tsp cayenne pepper, optional, adjust the amount to taste
½ tbsp vegetable oil, for rubbing
½ cup cooking oil, for frying; or butter

Instructions

Preheat smoker to 275 degrees F at the grate level.
Rub the chicken with oil and evenly sprinkle the seasonings on both sides of each leg quarter. Get some seasonings under the skin. Pat down to make the seasonings stick.
In a large cast iron skillet, heat ½ cup of cooking oil, or butter, over medium-high heat. In two batches, sear the chicken quarters, about 2 minutes per side or until the skin is golden brown.
Transfer the chicken to the smoker, skin side up.
Smoke at 275 degrees F for about 1½ hours, or until the internal temperature reaches 185 to 190 degrees F.
Remove the chicken from the smoker, let rest for 3 minutes and serve with any favorite side dish.