Smoked Candied Garlic Chicken Thighs
Smoked Candied Garlic Chicken Thighs is a sweet and savory recipe for the smoker or Traeger pellet grill, a few ingredients but lots of flavor
Equipment
- Traeger/Pellet Grill
- Smoker
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 14 to 16 cloves garlic
- kosher salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes
- 8 to 10 bone in, skin on chicken thighs
Instructions
- Put the soy sauce, honey, brown sugar, and garlic in a blender or food processor. Blend for a minute.
- Put the chicken thighs in a gallon size plastic bag with some kosher salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes. Add the garlic mixture, massage the bag until evenly combined, and marinate in the fridge for several hours or overnight.
- Remove the chicken thighs and season with more kosher salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes.
- Set your smoker or pellet grill to 250 degrees. Place the chicken on the grill grate for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, flipping halfway through. Internal temperature should be above 165 degrees.