There are many ways to cook chicken legs. You can fry them in oil or butter, cook them on a grill with salt and pepper, bake them in the oven covered in honey or smoke them with the help of a smoker.
All of these are valid methods of cooking delicious chicken legs; still, we love to make it more healthy by smoking it, baking it, or grilling it.
Ingredients:
- Chicken legs (suitable for BBQ)
- hickory wood chips or chunks
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Electric smoker with integrated meat probe
- Grill gloves, potholder, BBQ fork
- Thermometer tool that can be inserted into the chicken leg without tearing the meat.
- Prepared BBQ sauce, preferably homemade
Directions:
1. First prepare the smoker machine and fill it with hickory wood chips or pellets, as desired by you. Close the lid and plug in a power source for electric smokers.
2. Wait until the internal temperature of various components of the smoker machine reaches 225 to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
3. Remove the chicken legs from the fridge and let them warm up a bit before you start cooking them. If they are still cold, your meat will not absorb as much smoke flavor as if the meat is at room temperature or warmer
4. Liberally sprinkle all sides of the chicken legs with salt and pepper. This will help to improve the taste and texture of your meat.
5. Place each chicken leg into a smoker tray, ensuring that the temperature probe is inserted into one of the chicken thighs (and not near any bone). Smoke for about 3 hours, depending on how cooked you like your meat and the desired consistency.
6. Serve alongside prepared BBQ sauce or use the sauce as a dipping option for your meat. It is best to serve the chicken legs warm, but they can also be eaten cold if you are in a hurry to prepare dinner before soccer practice!
This dish is great with baked potatoes and sauerkraut (the traditional German side dish).
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Enjoy.
How To BBQ Chicken Legs With Help Of Grill?
Ingredients:
- Chicken legs (suitable for BBQ)
- hickory wood chips or chunks
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Grill machine with internal temperature probe
- Grill gloves, potholder, BBQ fork
- Thermometer tool that can be inserted into the chicken leg without tearing the meat.
- Prepared BBQ sauce, preferably homemade
Directions:
1. Prepare the grill and fill it with wood chips pellets or chunks of Coal. Close the lid and plug in a power source of the grill (you can also use charcoal briquettes if you prefer).
2. Wait until the internal temperature of various components of the grill machine reaches 225 to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
3. Remove the chicken legs from the fridge and let them cool to room temperature. Make sure to leave them until they become warm-up to absorb the heat and spices properly.
4. Sprinkle all sides of the chicken legs with salt and pepper to improve the taste and texture
5. Pre-heat your grill on medium heat, being careful not to exceed 300 degrees Fahrenheit or you could burn your food instead of cooking it perfectly throughout the cooking process. You can also use a charcoal grill for your chicken legs if you prefer.
6. Place chicken legs into a grilling tray one by one, insert a temperature probe into one of the chicken legs. Grill for about 15 minutes per side on medium heat or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Use the digital thermometer to check the temperature to prevent burning your food
Serve it with baked potatoes.
Enjoy.
How To BBQ Chicken Legs With Help Of Oven?
Ingredients:
- Chicken legs (suitable for BBQ)
- hickory wood chips or chunks
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Thermometer tool that can be inserted into the chicken leg without tearing the meat.
- BBQ sauce, preferably homemade. Prepared (optional).
Directions:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Remove the chicken legs from the fridge and let them warm up a bit before you start cooking them. If they are still cold, your meat will not absorb as much smoke flavor as if the meat is at room temperature or warmer
3. Sprinkle all sides of the chicken legs with salt and pepper.
4. Place each chicken leg into a smoker tray; insert the meat probe in one of the chicken thighs. Bake it for about 1 hour, depending on how cooked you like your meat.
5. Serve alongside prepared BBQ sauce or baked potatoes
Enjoy.
Hope your family will enjoy it, I prefer smoked BBQ over baked or grilled you should try it at least once in a life.
FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
How do you BBQ chicken without burning it?
If you want to know how to BBQ chicken without burning it, then do the following:
1. Fire up the BBQ and put the chicken down.
2. Wait for approximately 10 minutes, don’t touch it!
3. Okay, now you can rotate your chicken to tell whether you should flip it or not.
4. Finally, once you are done cooking your chicken, don’t forget to enjoy it with some lemon juice and some nice chipotle sauce on the side!
Should you grill chicken on foil?
This is a common question that many people have. They want to know if it’s okay to grill chicken on the foil. Most grilling experts say no because the juices from the meat run out and you lose all those great flavors.
Many of them say not using foil could help improve your grilled chicken.
However, some chefs will tell you that grilling chicken on the foil can actually improve the flavor. It all depends on your cooking style. If you want a lighter grilled chicken, then using foil is a far better choice.
However, if you love deep grilled flavors, then putting your chicken right on the grill would be a better option.
