Candis Finger Lickin Smokin Chicken Recipes

FINGER LICKIN' CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spray 8x8 pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Remove skins from drumsticks.
• Rub salt and pepper to taste on chicken.
• Place in pan.
• Mix sauces, honey, lemon juice, cumin, oregano, and garlic together and set aside.
• Place chicken in oven.
• Baste chicken with the sauce every 10 minutes or so for the first 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes pour remaining sauce over each chicken drumstick and place back in oven for another 30 minute or until juices run clear.
• Serve and enjoy!

FINGER-LICKIN' SMOKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chickens with Cajun seasoning and leave at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Melt butter with Worcestershire, Tabasco, lemon juice and garlic salt; add 7 Up.
• Cook chickens on charcoal grill with mesquite charcoal.
• Turn often and baste with butter/7-Up mixture several times.
• When chicken is done (about 60 minutes), baste one more time - it keeps the chicken moist.

FINGER LICKIN' OVEN BARBECUE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pour canola oil into a large frying pan and heat over medium heat.
• Add chicken pieces and brown well.
• Remove chicken and place in a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Add onion to the frying pan and stir well; scraping up and brown bits from the chicken.
• Sauté about 2 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl combine remaining sauce ingredients and stir to mix well.
• Pour sauce mixture into frying pan with onion and stir to combine.
• Simmer sauce for 15-20 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
• Pour over chicken, then flip pieces so that both sides of the chicken get coated with sauce.
• Bake chicken for 30 minutes or until juices run clear.
• Note: If you double the sauce so you have enough for extra dipping, make sure you only pour 1/2 over the chicken before baking. The remainder of the sauce can simmer gently while the chicken bakes.

FINGER-LICKING CHICKEN MARINADE

Steps:

• Whisk together all ingredients in a small bowl.
• Use to marinate chicken pieces at least 30 minutes and then to baste the meat as it cooks in the oven or over hot coals.

FINGER LICKIN' GOOD MUSTARD (OVEN) FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine mustard, lemon juice, garlic, rosemary, and pepper in a bowl.
• In a sealable bag combine bran flakes and cheese. Crush up the bran flakes slightly with hands on the outside of the bag.
• Coat chicken with mustard mixture. Then transfer the chicken pieces (a few at a time) to the bag and shake to coat with the bran flake mixture.
• Place the crumb coated chicken pieces in a shallow baking dish coated with non stick spray. Sprinkle any remaining bran flake crumbs on top.
• Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake another 20-30 minutes, or until juices run clear when pricked with a fork.

CANDI'S FINGER LICKIN' SMOKIN' CHICKEN!

Steps:

• 1. Dice garlic and onion for brine. I use equal amounts of soy sauce and beef bullion (I get the 1.25qt bottle soy sauce and use the whole thing) about 5-10 dashes of tabasco (more if you like it spicier! place chicken in deep enough pan to cover in brine. cover with all brine ingredients. cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• 2. remove chicken from brine and rinse. The pieces will be darker because of the brine.
• 3. These directions are for charcoal/wood smoke, I do not use propane. spread coals out evenly after lit, place wood chips on them, pour brine into a heat safe bowl to sit on the grill with the chicken! Place all chicken on grill and close.
• 4. Use the brine in the smoker to mop/brush chicken with every 15-20 minutes. Turn chicken after 30 minutes and continue to smoke, mopping/brushing every 15-20 minutes. take chicken of grill after about an hour, let rest for about 10 minutes (if you can wait that long!) **REMEMBER- when done, smoked chicken will be pink because of the smoking process not because it is raw!**