No matter who you favorite team is this Big Green Egg recipe for Chicken Drumsticks is sure to please every fan on Game day…
Barbecued Chicken Legs with Raspberry-Chipotle Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients
12 chicken drumsticks 2 tablespoons olive oil
Your favorite barbecues rub, as needed Wood chips (cherry or hickory preferred), soaked in water for 1 hour
Instructions
Set the EGG for direct cooking at 350°F/177°C.
Rub the oil all over the chicken legs. Season the legs with the rub.
Drain the wood chips and put them on top of the hot coals.
Place chicken on the EGG and close the lid to smoke for 10 minutes. Continue cooking the chicken, turning often but reclosing the lid each time for 40 minutes or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 180°F/82°C.
Brush the chicken with the sauce, flip, and brush again. Repeat this 2 or 3 times until the sauce is browned to your liking. Serve additional sauce on the side. Makes 12 servings
Raspberry-Chipotle Barbecue Sauce
3 canned chipotles in adobo sauce, 1 tablespoon sauce reserved
1 cup seedless raspberry jam ½ cup ketchup
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice Pinch of salt
Add the chipotles to a blender. Top with the jam, ketchup, reserved adobo, lemon juice, and salt. Puree for 1 minute. Pour into a bowl to serve. Makes about 2 cups.
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