Smoked Pineapple Coconut Drumsticks
Smoked Pineapple Coconut Drumsticks
When I see chicken drumsticks on sale for $.79/lb, I take advantage of the situation. I decided to marinate the chicken in pineapple juice, coconut water, and soy sauce, giving it a “Hawaiian” flavor. Since the drumsticks I purchased were slightly huge(almost 2 drums per lb), they will take about 3 hours in the smoker. Since drumsticks are dark meat, they will need to be smoked to an internal temperature of 180 degrees. Let the chicken rest for 15 minutes before serving.
Equipment
- Electric Smoker
- Probe Thermometer
Ingredients
- 4 lbs drumsticks
Marinade
- 3 cups pineapple juice
- 3 cups coconut water
- 1 cup light soy sauce
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 4 green onions chopped
- 3 tbsp ginger minced
Wood Chips
- 2/3 hickory wood chips
- 1/3 peach wood chips
Instructions
- Mix together the marinade ingredients.
- Pull the skin down from the drumsticks. Place the chicken in a gallon sized storage bags with all of the marinade. Marinate for 1 day.
- Place the chicken on a rack and allow to dry out in the refrigerator. Let rest at room temp for an hour before smoking.
- Preheat your smoker to 250 degrees. Place the drumsticks in the smoker. Smoke for 3 hours until the internal temp reaches 180 degrees.
- Let the chicken rest for 15 minutes before serving.
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