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Easy Chicken marinated in pickle Juice recipe

4.25 from 4 votes
Prep Time 1 day 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Whole Chicken
  • A LOT Pickles As many pickles and pickle juices you can find you will need more than you think (I ran out)
  • 1/2 Jar Banana peppers and juices
  • 3 tbsp Premade seasoning I used - https://porkosaurusq.com/collections/bbq-rub/products/porkosaurus-world-championship-bbq-rub-6oz
  • 1 Bag Bear Mountain Smoke Ems
  • 2 tbsp Pickle Hot Sauce Boss move :) - video above!

Method
 

  1. Start by placing your whole chicken in a large bowl
  2. Next, add as much pickle juice as you can. I decided to strain it but quickly scratched that idea (there is really no point)
  3. Make sure your chicken is submerged in pickle juices
  4. Now, add pickles and cover your chicken for additional flavor
  5. I topped it off with some homemade pickle salt however this is not needed at all (video coming soon)
  6. Cover your bowl in saran wrap and place in the fridge for 24 hours
  7. The next day, preheat your smoker to 400 degrees
  8. While the smoker is heating up, pat dry the chicken as much as possible
  9. Seasoning generously with your favorite rub
  10. Add your Bear Mountain Smoke Ems to your diffuser - note that not all smokers have this ability
  11. Use kitchen twine to string the chicken to the smoker hooks by it's legs
  12. Smoke your chicken until it reaches 165 degrees internal. This is roughly 45 - 1.5 hours
  13. Enjoy your pickle creation :)

Video