You have got to try this!

brewbq · September 2012

I may not be the first person to do this, but I'm feeling pretty ingenious right now. So I had some bacon that needed to be made. After cooking it (and snacking on more than I should) I had a surplus of bacon to find a use for. I was planning on making some spatchcock chicken tonight anyways, so I decided to stuff bacon under the skin of the chicken. It turned out to be the best version of "Spatchicken" I've made thus far, and will definitely be repeated. On a side note, the bacon adds a bit of saltiness, so go light on any salt under the skin. Not sure if the bacon had anything to do with it, but the skin was potato chip crisp. Cheers!

ChokeOnSmoke · September 2012

Looks tasty!

How did the bacon turn out, edible?

brewbq · September 2012

Very. It definitely wasn't as crispy as when I first cooked it, but it made for nice chewiness to balance the crispiness of the skin. Just make sure to cook the bacon first. The bacon may have been frying more while under the skin, adding to the crisp skin, but I don't really know. But I love it. Chicken+bacon+smoke=AWESOME!!!

bud812 · September 2012

Lookin Good...

Skiddymarker · September 2012

I've said it before and I'll say it again, you can't go wrong with bacon, what a great cook, must give this a try. thanks for sharing you bacon moment...

My Dad used to wrap a few strips around a bird on a spit, tp keep the skin from charring. He would take the bacon off last 30 minutes and let the skin crisp up - was really good. Your way of stuffing under the skin is quite clever.

Baysidebob · September 2012

I'll give it a try.

SmokeyPitt · September 2012

Genius! Nice work indeed. I think the skin was "frying" somewhat in the bacon grease. Fried and smoked chicken. I'll say it again...genius!

Fred19Flintstone · September 2012

BACON!!! Is there anything it CAN'T do?

You have got to try this!

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