Filipino Style BBQ Smoked Chicken Thighs
This Filipino Style BBQ Smoked Chicken Thighs recipe features a savory and sweet marinade of soy sauce, calamansi or lemon juice, Coke, garlic, and brown sugar. It offers three variations: traditional bone-in, skin-on; competition-style with meticulously prepared skin; and Dad Style, which is boneless, skinless, and grilled to perfection. Each method ensures juicy, tender, and flavor-packed chicken that's perfect for any occasion.
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Calories: 2566kcal
Equipment
- 1 Smoker or Grill
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Instant Read Thermometer
- 1 Knife
Ingredients
- 8 Chicken Thighs
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup calamansi or lemon juice
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 head garlic. peeled and minced
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup Coke
Instructions
- Mix all of the ingredients together to form a marinade.
- You can cook bone in skin on or remove the skin and bones. Boneless skinless is the more traditional and prefetred method. Prep your chicken however you prefer.
- Add the marinade and chicken to a gallon freeze bag, remove as much air and seal.
- Marinate overnight.
- Smoke at 350F or 177C, or grill until chicken reaches 158F or 70C. Remove ti from the cooker and cover with tin foil to rest for 5 minutes. The carryover will bring it to the final 165F or 74C.
- Garnish with Fresh Calamansi Juice.
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Nutrition
Calories: 2566kcal | Carbohydrates: 142g | Protein: 160g | Fat: 150g | Saturated Fat: 41g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 31g | Monounsaturated Fat: 62g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 886mg | Sodium: 9543mg | Potassium: 2304mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 130g | Vitamin A: 717IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 204mg | Iron: 10mg
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