Valentines Chicken Hearts Recipe
This recipe is sponsored by Slap Yo' Daddy.
Deboned chicken thighs are smoked in heart-shaped molds and topped with a sweet barbecue sauce.
Preparation 20 minutes
Cook 1 hour
Ready in 9 hours 20 minutes
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 12 small chicken thighs
- 4 tablespoons Slap Yo’ Daddy Jailbird Chicken Rub
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 teaspoons hot sauce, or to taste
Equipment
- smoker
- 1 heart-shaped silicone cookie sheet
- foil pan
Directions
- Debone the chicken thighs and trim off any excess meat, skin, and fat. Reserve the skin. Trim to fit the heart-shaped mold you are using (I used a heart-shaped silicone cookie sheet). Cut a V-notch on one end to help it fit nicely.
- Prepare a smoker for 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
- Scrape any excess fat from the underside of the reserved skin. Reapply the skin to the chicken. Season the chicken with the rub.
- Cook in the pit for about 30 minutes. This should be long enough to set the shape.
- Carefully remove the chicken from the silicon mold and place it into a foil pan. Cover the foil pan tightly and cook for another 30 minutes in the pit.
- Open the foil cover carefully so you don’t burn yourself with the steam escaping. Brush the heart-shaped morsels with barbecue sauce and honey. Return to the pit for 5 minutes to set. Sprinkle with hot sauce before serving.
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