Smoked Fried Chicken
- Level: Advanced
- Yield: 1 serving
- Total: 21 hr 10 min (includes confit time)
- Active: 1 hr 10 min
Ingredients
BBQ Seasoning:
1 cup granulated garlic
1 kosher salt
1 cup black pepper
1/4 cup paprika
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Arnold's Alabama White Sauce:
1 cup mayonnaise, preferably Duke's
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon granulated garlic
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon mustard
1 tablespoon Louisiana hot sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
BBQ Smoked Fried Chicken:
1/2 chicken, preferably from Springer Mountain Farms
Margarine, melted, for basting
Canola oil, for frying
Arnold's Hot Sauce:
1 quart Louisiana hot sauce
1 1/2 cups white corn syrup
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup granulated garlic
1/4 cup sriracha chile garlic sauce
1/4 cup paprika
8 ounces light brown sugar
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon ground white pepper
Spanish Rice:
1/2 cup margarine
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 cup long-grain white rice
1/4 cup diced tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped celery
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
Kosher salt
Directions
Special equipment:
a smoker; cherry wood chunks; a deep-fryer or deep-fry thermometer- For the BBQ Seasoning: Stir together granulated garlic, salt, pepper, paprika and granulated sugar in a bowl.
- For Arnold's Alabama white sauce: Combine mayonnaise, buttermilk, Parmesan, vinegar, granulated garlic, horseradish, lemon juice, mustard, hot sauce, Worcestershire, granulated sugar, pepper, garlic and 1 tablespoon BBQ seasoning in a food processor. Blend until fully combined, about 30 seconds. Let sit overnight, refrigerated, for best flavor.
- For the BBQ smoked fried chicken: Preheat a smoker for cooking with cherry wood.
- Rub 1/2 chicken with some of the BBQ seasoning on both sides. Smoke with cherry wood until internal temperature reaches 130 degrees F. Cover with margarine and rub both sides with more BBQ seasoning and wrap in aluminum foil. Place back on smoker until temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Remove from smoker and leave in foil to confit in fat overnight.
- For Arnold's hot sauce: Bring hot sauce, corn syrup, honey, granulated sugar, granulated garlic, sriracha, paprika, brown sugar, cayenne, white pepper and 1/4 cup BBQ seasoning to a slow simmer in a saucepan, and simmer, stirring, for 10 minutes. Let cool.
- For the Spanish rice: Melt margarine in a saucepan and add onions. Saute until onions are translucent. Add rice and cook, stirring, until rice gets a little brown. Add tomatoes and celery and cook until soft. Add chicken broth and stir once. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until liquid has almost disappeared, then stir once and cook, covered, for about 5 more minutes. Add salt to taste.
- For the BBQ smoked fried chicken: Bring oil to 350 degrees F in a deep-fryer or Dutch oven.
- Fry chicken for 7 minutes. Serve on Spanish rice, covered in Alabama white sauce and Arnold's hot sauce.