Carolina Gold Smoked Chicken
This Carolina Honey Rub provides a fantastic sweet-spicy flavor contrast, creating a deep, caramelized crust on the chicken. Its rich, smoky character is balanced by an aromatic complexity, making every bite savory and satisfying. The resulting flavor profile is deeply complex and highly addictive
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Ingredients
Carolina Honey Rub
Chicken
Instructions
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Mix all dry rub ingredients together and store in an airtight container
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Rub half chicken with olive oil
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Coat both surfaces with Carolina honey rub
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Place on a sheet pan with a wire rack and refrigerate uncovered for an hour (overnight is even better)
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Preheat smoker to 225ยฐF
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Pull chicken and place skin side up on the center of the grate and smoke for 1.5-2 hours until it reaches a temperature of 145ยฐF
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Increase temperature to 325ยฐF and cook for 15 minutes
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Brush both sides with sauce and continue to cook (skin side up) for another 15 minutes so the sauce can set
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Pull at 165ยฐF and cover loosely with foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes and then cut and serve
