Smoked Garlic Chicken

Ingredients

• 4 whole chicken leg quarters, skin removed
• ¼ cup paprika
• 2 tbsp chili powder
• 1 ½ tbsp cayenne pepper
• 2 tbsp lemon pepper
• 2 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp black peppercorns, cracked
• to taste forearm-sized mesquite wood chunks
• to taste yellow mustard

Steps

1. Combine the seasonings.
2. Set aside.
3. Brush the chicken with mustard.
4. This will help make a crust.
5. Press the seasoning mixture into both sides of the meat.
6. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
7. Preheat the smoker to 225°F with mesquite.
8. Add the chicken pieces.
9. Insert a probe thermometer into one of them.
10. Cook, adding wood as needed, until internal temperature reaches 170°F.
11. Move to a very very high grill.
12. Cook until charred and marked.
13. Flip.
14. Repeat.
15. Serve immediately with desired side dishes.