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Prepare your smoker or grill for indirect smoking. Place leg quarters on grate, skin side up. Remove from heat and let cool. We provide you only the perfect Sweet Heat Smoked Chicken Leg Quarters recipe here.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook sweet heat smoked chicken leg quarters using 19 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Sweet Heat Smoked Chicken Leg Quarters:

1. Make ready 3-4 chicken leg quarters (depending on size)
2. Take for the brine
3. Make ready 4 tbs sea salt
4. Get 4 tbs sriracha
5. Make ready 2 tbs honey
6. Get 1 tbs granulated chicken bullion
7. Get 1 tsp garlic powder
8. Prepare 1 tsp onion powder
9. Get 1 cup hot water
10. Make ready 2 cups cold water
11. Take for the sauce
12. Make ready 2 cups all natural ketchup
13. Get 1 cup brown sugar - packed
14. Make ready 1/2 cup water
15. Prepare 1/4 cup honey
16. Make ready 2-3 tbs sriracha (depends on how much spice you like)
17. Make ready 3 tsp apple cider vinegar
18. Make ready 1 tsp garlic powder
19. Take 1/2 tsp onion powder

Combine salt, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, black pepper, and cayenne in a bowl. Place the chicken pieces in a large mixing bowl. Pour oil over the chicken to coat each piece, then season to taste with the Traeger Pork & Poultry Rub. Massage the chicken pieces to encourage the oil and seasonings get under the skin.

Steps to make Sweet Heat Smoked Chicken Leg Quarters:

1. Add the first 6 brine ingredients to a gallon size ziploc bag (I like the slide n seal bags). Add the hot water. Seal and shake vigorously to combine ingredients until salt is dissolved.
2. Add cold water. Seal and shake again. Add chicken to bag. Squeeze out as much air as possible (careful to not squirted out any luquid). Seal bag and work brine around all chicken leg quarters.
3. Lay bag flat in a large, wide bottomed bowl (tgis is in case there are any leaks). Place and refrigerator for at least 24 hrs, or up to 48. Turn at least once while brining.
4. When ready to smoke. Working one at a time remove leg quarters from bag. Rinse under cold running water. Place on a large paper towel lined platter. Blot entire surface with paper towels to dry completely. Let sit out to come to room temperature while you prepare your smoker/grill.
5. Prepare your smoker or grill for indirect smoking. Place leg quarters on grate, skin side up. Close lid. Smoke at 250°F for 2 hrs or until internal temp reached 165°F.
6. While chicken is smoking make your sauce. Add all sauce ingredients to a medium size saucepan over medium heat. Stir until smooth. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low continue simmering uncovered, stirring occasionally, until sauce has darkened in color. About 10-15 minutes.
7. In the last 15 minutes of smoking brush both sides of chicken leg quarters with sauce. When done remove to a platter. Let rest uncovered 10 minutes. Serve with additional sauce if desired and enjoy.
8. Note: You will have extra sauce left over. Store it refrigerated for future use, it's good on lots of things. It will keep for at least a couple weeks!

Pour oil over the chicken to coat each piece, then season to taste with the Traeger Pork & Poultry Rub. Massage the chicken pieces to encourage the oil and seasonings get under the skin. Warm a pot of water and mix your salt and sugar until dissolved. Let the mixture cool and add your chicken quarters to the water. First, season the leg quarters with a good dry rub, or even just simple salt and pepper.

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