Smoked Chicken With Alabama White Sauce Food

SMOKED CHICKEN WITH ALABAMA WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Smoked Chicken:.
• Soak mesquite wood chips in water for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat a smoker to 225-250 degrees.Sprinkle soaked mesquite chips over coals.
• In a small bowl, combine garlic salt, onion powder, salt, pepper, and chili powder.
• Rinse chicken and pat dry. Rub chicken with oil, and then sprinkle with garlic-salt mixture,.
• Place chicken in smoker, and cook, with smoker lid closed, until meat thermometer inserted in the thickest portion registers 165 degrees, 3-4 hours. Remove from smoker, let chicken stand until cool enough to handle, approximately 30 minutes. Shred meat, discarding skin and bones. Serve with Alabama White Sauce.
• Alabama White Sauce: Mix ingredients together in medium bowl. Cover, and refrigerate for up to 5 days.

SMOKY DRY-RUBBED GRILLED CHICKEN WITH ALABAMA WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• For the dry-rubbed grilled chicken: Remove the backbone from the chicken. Cut the chicken through the breastbone into two halves. Stir together the House Seasoning, brown sugar, oregano, paprika, parsley and a couple of pinches of salt in a bowl. Rub under the skin and all over the chicken halves.
• Prepare a grill for direct and indirect cooking: Heat one side of the grill to medium heat. Leave the other side unlit.
• Place the chicken skin-up on the grates on the unlit side of the grill. Grill, with the lid closed, until the skin begins to brown, about 45 minutes. Transfer the chicken to the lit side of the grill, starting skin-up, and cook until the chicken is done and a meat thermometer registers 165 degrees F when inserted in the thickest portion of the thigh (avoiding bone), 12 to 15 minutes on each side.
• For the Alabama white sauce: Stir together the mayonnaise, brown sugar, vinegar, Dijon mustard, horseradish, hot sauce, dry mustard, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste in a medium bowl.
• Transfer the chicken to a serving platter. Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve immediately.
• Stir together the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

SMOKED WINGS IN ALABAMA WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare a smoker to 250 degrees F.
• For the rub: Combine the salt, brown sugar, paprika, white sugar, lemon pepper, chili powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, dry mustard and garlic powder in a large bowl.
• For the wings: Wash and drain the chicken wings in a 2-compartment sink. Drain in a colander and move to a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the rub and toss. Distribute the wings evenly on smoker racks. Smoke for 2 1/2 hours. Place in a cooler overnight. When ready to eat, fry a serving for 1 to 2 minutes in hot oil and toss in some Alabama white sauce.
• Mix the mayonnaise, vinegar, white sugar, black pepper, kosher salt, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce and minced garlic in a bowl.