Lee's Hickory Smoked Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs. Lee's Hickory Smoked Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs. Here is how you cook it. Ingredients of Lee's Hickory Smoked Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs.

This is the very same as my hickory smoked whole chicken. I just used bone in chicken thighs. Great recipe for Lee's Hickory Smoked Lemon Pepper Chicken. You can cook Lee's Hickory Smoked Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs using 4 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Lee's Hickory Smoked Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs

1. Prepare 6-8 of Bone in Chicken Thighs.
2. It's of Kosher Salt (as needed).
3. You need of Lemon Pepper Seasoning (as needed).
4. You need as Needed of Soaked Hickory Chips.

This method of cooking a chicken is by far my favorite. I generally cook this once a week. I promise you, it's one of the best chickens you will ever eat. This method of cooking a chicken is by far my favorite.

Lee's Hickory Smoked Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs instructions

1. Liberally season chicken thighs with kosher salt and lemon pepper. (both sides) Do not use regular iodized table salt!!!.
2. Place on a wire rack uncovered in the refrigerator overnight. Let the kosher salt work it's magic..
3. While preparing your smoker let the thighs come to room temperature. Smoke skin side down at around 275 degrees for 1 hour. Turn the thighs bone side down, and cook until the internal temperature reaches around 170 degrees or so. Around another 15-20 minutes. Simple as it gets. Enjoy.

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