Smoked Jerk Chicken with Homemade Jerk Marinade

Ingredients

• 4 whole chicken leg quarters
• 2 cups jerk marinade (or store-bought)
• 1 quart water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup salt
• 1 tbsp jerk marinade
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Brine the Chicken ---

2. 2

   Mix brine ingredients in a large bowl. Stir well until both sugar and salt are fully dissolve.

3. 3

   Place chicken in a large bowl or ziplock back and add the brine. Refrigerate at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.

4. 4

   --- Marinate the Chicken ---

5. 5

   Remove chicken from the brine, rinse and set aside. Cut several 1-inch-long slits in each piece of chicken.

6. 6

   Blend your marinade ingredients and place chicken along with marinade in large ziplock back. Rub paste all over chicken, rubbing it into slits.

7. 7

   Marinate, covered and chilled, at least 2 hours or up to 1 day (longer is better for flavor).

8. 8

   --- Smoke the Chicken ---

9. 9

   Set up frill for indirect heat and pre-heat to 250-275 degrees. Smoke the chicken, skin sides up on indirect heat until cooked through, 1-2 hours.