Smoked Chicken Drumsticks
The Kitchen Bucket List wants you to get outside and cook!These Smoked Chicken Drumsticks are tender & juicy.What did you think of the crispy skin?
Equipment
- BBQ Grill (or Smoker)
- Tray
- Mesquite smoking wood
- Instant read thermometer (Remote thermometer)
- BBQ tongs
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 pounds chicken drumsticks 12 pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked Paprika
Instructions
Prep Chicken Drumsticks
- Unpack the chicken drumsticks and pat them dry with paper towels
- Coat the drumsticks with olive oil
- Place them on a tray
Add Smoked Chicken Rub
- Make the dry rub: combine salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder, and smoked Paprika in a small bowl
- Sprinkle the dry rub on the drumsticks
- Place them in the refrigerator
Preheat BBQ & Cook
- Preheat BBQ or smoker to 250 degrees F
- Set up for indirect cooking method
- Add 2 mesquite wood chunks
- Put the drumsticks on the preheated BBQ
- Close the lid and smoke for 45-minutes
- Check the drumsticks at 45-minutes, if you do not have a remote thermometer
- If using an instant-read thermometer you will need to check internal temperature occasionally during the final half of the cook
- Cook approximately another 45 - 55 minutes, until the internal temperature of 175 degrees F is reached
- Remove the chicken drumsticks. Rest for 5-minutes
- Serve and Enjoy!
