Somersby Apple Cider Chicken

Monty77

I started off National BBQ Month with a Somersby Apple Cider infused Chicken, marinated with Dizzy Pig Down&Dizzy Spice, plus a dash of butter pecan spice, kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper. Cooked for 1.5 hours at 325* indirect on the Egg, lightly smoked with black cherry.  

Turned out great, very tasty and moist!  Gotta love chicken off the Egg!  

HoosierEgg71

That looks great! Can you post the recipe?

Monty77

Its quite simple, I wash the whole chicken, pat dry with paper towel, rub with olive oil, fresh cracked pepper and kosher salt, then I coat it with Dizzy Pig Down & Dizzy and a little John Henry Butter Pecan spice as well for a little more sweetness.  

I own a BGE sitting chicken holder as seen in the picture, so I fill it with Somersby Apple Cider and a couple shakes of same spices into the sitting chicken holder.  I place the chicken on the sittin chicken holder.  Meanwhile the egg has been preheating to 325* with the plate setter legs up and a foil drip pan.  In this cook I did a handful of black cherry wood chips, half of them soaked for 30 minutes and the other half left dry.  I added them to the egg about 15 - 20 minutes prior to adding the chicken to the grill.  Apple chips also work great!  

I place the chicken on the grill and let it cook for about an hour or so, depending on the size of the whole chicken your cook times will vary, but I pulled this one off at 170* for the internal temp on the breast cause I find that is cooked perfectly for me.  I remove it from the holder and let it rest for approximately 10-15 minutes, then carve, serve and enjoy!  

I have also used beer, apple juice, pineapple juice, white wine as different liquids for the sittin chicken, all have been good in my attempts

Good luck!   

HoosierEgg71

Thanks