Hot & Sweet Cherry Habanaro Chicken (Cooked On A Smoker/Grill)
Recipe: #24471
July 23, 2016
"Spicy happiness with each bite. WARNING! this is hot stuff! Recipe was made with the Traegar grill/smoker"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (748.6 g)
- Calories 775.3
- Total Fat - 44.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 10.2 g
- Cholesterol - 438.9 mg
- Sodium - 10020 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 41.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.8 g
- Sugars - 33.4 g
- Protein - 50.1 g
- Calcium - 78 mg
- Iron - 5.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 130.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Combine water, kosher salt, and sugar in a saucepan over low heat; cook until sugar and salt dissolve, 4 to 5 minutes. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
Step 2
Puree cherry tomatoes, habanero peppers, garlic, and allspice with the salt and sugar mixture in a blender until smooth.
Step 3
Score the skin side of each piece of chicken 2 to 3 times, about 1/8 inch deep. Place chicken pieces in a large bowl or lidded container. Pour tomato brine over chicken pieces, making sure all pieces are covered. Refrigerate 4 to 6 hours.
Step 4
Remove chicken pieces and transfer to a plate or baking sheet lined with paper towels. Pat chicken pieces dry with more paper towels.
Step 5
When ready to cook, start the grill on Smoke setting with the lid open until a fire is established (4-5 minutes).
Step 6
Combine thyme, cumin, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and oil in a small bowl.
Step 7
Brush each chicken piece with thyme and oil mixture. (Don't put on too much oil or else you'll end up with some serious flare-ups!)
Step 8
Smoke the chicken on the grill grate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Step 9
Increase the temperature to 350 degrees F and continue to roast the chicken until the internal temperature in the thickest part of a thigh registers 165 degrees F on an instant-read meat thermometer, about 50 to 60 minutes.
Step 10
Remove the chicken quarters to a plate and brush each piece with Thai sweet chile sauce. Transfer to a plate and allow chicken to rest for 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
Tips
No special items needed.